Wyndham Hill-Smith
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Born16 February 1909
Angaston, South Australia
Angaston, South Australia
Died25 October 1990 (aged 81)
Angaston, South Australia
Angaston, South Australia
BattingLeft-handed
RoleBatsman
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| Born | 16 February 1909 Angaston, South Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 October 1990 (aged 81) Angaston, South Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1931/32–1933/34 | Western Australia | ||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 19 March 1932 Western Australia v South Africans | ||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 26 March 1934 Western Australia v Australian XI | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 15 December 2008 | |||||||||||||||
Wyndham Hill-Smith OBE (16 February 1909 – 25 October 1990) was an Australian cricketer and wine-maker.[1]
The nephew of Australia Test captain Clem Hill, Hill-Smith was a left-handed batsman. He attended St Peter's College, Adelaide, playing in the college cricket team that toured Ceylon in January 1928.[2]
He played eight first-class matches for Western Australia and one for a representative Australian XI.[3] He made his first-class debut against the touring South Africans at the WACA Ground in 1932. Opening the batting, he made 56 runs before being dismissed by Xen Balaskas.[4]