Denis Hill-Wood
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Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, England
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| Full name | Denis John Charles Hill Hill-Wood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 June 1906 Hoxne, Suffolk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 May 1982 (aged 75) Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1928–1929 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 23 May 1928 Oxford University v Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 22 June 1929 Derbyshire v Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNCricinfo, February 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denis John Charles Hill Hill-Wood MC (25 June 1906 – 5 May 1982) was the chairman of Arsenal Football Club from 1962 until 1982. He was also an English cricketer who played First Class cricket for Oxford University and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1928 and Derbyshire in 1928 and 1929.
Hill-Wood was the third son of Sir Samuel Hill-Wood, 1st Baronet, who was chairman of Arsenal for twenty years, as well as a first-class cricketer for Derbyshire.
Hill-Wood was educated at Ludgrove School[1] followed by Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. Hill-Wood went to Oxford University and played seven matches for the university in the 1928 season.
He played for MCC in Ireland and made his first-class debut for Derbyshire at the end of the 1928 season when he played three matches. He played one match in the 1929 season.[2]
Military Service
During the Second World War he served with the Royal Armoured Corps and was wounded in Libya.[3] With other officers he was awarded the Military Cross in 1943 "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East".[4]
