Wyndham Hill-Smith
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| Full name | Wyndham Hill-Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
16 February 1909 Angaston, South Australia, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
25 October 1990 (aged 81) Angaston, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | left-hand batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | C Hill, LR Hill, A Hill, H Hill, P Hill (uncles) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1931/32–1933/34 | Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 19 March 1932 Western Australia v South Africans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 26 March 1934 Western Australia v Australian XI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 15 December 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyndham Hill-Smith OBE (born 16 February 1909, Angaston, South Australia, died 25 October 1990, Angaston) was a cricketer.[1]
The nephew of Australia captain Clem Hill, Hill-Smith was a left-handed batsman. He played eight first-class matches for Western Australia and one for a representative Australian XI.[2]
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.[3]
Following the death of his brother Sidney in the Kyeema aircraft crash in 1938, Hill-Smith returned to South Australia to take on the management of the family winery, Yalumba at Angaston.[4]
A grandstand at Cheltenham Park Racecourse is known as the Wyndham Hill Smith Grandstand.[5]
His Wisden obituary concluded with the comment, "In later life he became famous for the liberal hospitality which he extended to touring teams at his Yalumba vineyard in South Australia."[6]
In 1980, Hill-Smith was made an Officer in the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the wine industry and horse racing.[7]
References
- ↑ http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/16/16179/16179.html
- ↑ http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/16/16179/First-Class_Matches.html
- ↑ "Western Australia v South Africans: South Africa in Australia 1931/32". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- ↑ "Yalumba - The first 100 Years". Nick's Wine Merchants. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- ↑ Goers, Peter (2006-07-30). "Protest lodged". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- ↑ http://content-www.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228716.html
- ↑ "Hill-Smith, Wyndham". It's an Honour. Australian Government. Retrieved 2008-12-16.