Leon Hill
Australian cricketer (1936–2018)
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Leon Trevor Hill (28 February 1936 – 22 January 2018) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for South Australia and Queensland from 1958 to 1963.
Fullname
Leon Trevor Hill
Born28 February 1936
West Croydon, South Australia, Australia
West Croydon, South Australia, Australia
Died22 January 2018 (aged 81)
Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Prahran, Victoria, Australia
BattingRight-handed
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Leon Trevor Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 February 1936 West Croydon, South Australia, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 January 2018 (aged 81) Prahran, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958–59 to 1960–61 | South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962–63 | Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 29 August 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A number-three batsman and off-spin bowler, Leon Hill began the 1959–60 Sheffield Shield season with a century for South Australia – 100 out of a second innings total of 200 – against Victoria.[1] Later that season he scored 83 (the side’s top score) and 29 against Queensland.[2] He lost form after that season and moved to Queensland, where he played two first-class matches, then to Victoria.
He and his wife Val had a son and a daughter.[3]
