Len Hill
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman | |
| Bowling type | Right-arm-medium | |
| First-class | List A | |
| Matches | 76 | 28 |
| Runs scored | 2690 | 285 |
| Batting average | 6.34 | 14.25 |
| 100s/50s | 0/14 | 0/0 |
| Top score | 96* | 42 |
| Balls bowled | 52 | 0 |
| Wickets | 0 | 0 |
| Bowling average | - | - |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | - |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | N/A |
| Best bowling | - | - |
| Catches/stumpings | 40/1 | 12/- |
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Debut: [[]], 1964 |
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| Len Hill | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Leonard Winston Hill | |
| Date of birth | April 14, 1941 | |
| Place of birth | Carleon, Wales | |
| Date of death | April 10, 2007 (aged 65) | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |
| Playing position | Wing half | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Number | 4 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1958-62 | Lovells Athletic F.C. | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1962-1970 1970-1971 1971-74 |
Newport County Swansea Newport County |
269 (52) 12 (1) 97 (13) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Lenard Winston Hill (April 14, 1941 – April 12, 2007), was a Welsh sportsman, who played first-class cricket for Glamorgan, league football for Swansea Town and Newport County and was also a talented tennis player. He was born in Caerleon.
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[edit] Football career
Hill played for Lovell's Athletic[1] before joining Newport County in 1962, remaining with Newport until 1973, later playing briefly for Swansea City.
[edit] Cricket career
Hill joined Glamorgan County Cricket Club in 1964, but his football career took precedence, preventing him from playing a full county cricket season until the mid 1970's[2]. His first class debut came on July 18, 1964 against Lancashire. He scored just one run on his debut, falling lbw to Brian Statham.
He later became a regular right-hand batsman in the Glamorgan first XI, and was awarded a county cap in 1974. He made 76 first-class appearances for Glamorgan and scored 2,690 runs (including 14 fifties), with a top score of 96 not out against Gloucestershire in 1974. In the same year, he scored 90 not out against Hampshire in one of the year's most notable Glamorgan victories. He played his last game for Glamorgan in 1976.
A brief spell as professional at Ammanford Cricket Club[3]completed his career.
[edit] Recognition of qualities
In 1975 he was featured in an article by Basil Easterbrook entitled "The Willing Workhorses of First Class Cricket"[4]
A popular player, in retirement he kept in touch with his ex-colleagues through the Glamorgan Ex-Player's Association[5].
[edit] Death
Hill died in April 2007, aged 65.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Playing for Lovell's
- ^ BBC Obituary
- ^ Club Web site
- ^ "Wisden's Cricketers' Almanac" Preston, N (Ed): London, Sporting Handbooks, 1975 ISBN 0850200482
- ^ Article by Alistair Hignell
- ^ Welsh dual sport star Hill dies
