Richard William Hills (born 8 January 1951) is a former English professional cricketer. He was born in Borough Green in Kent and played for Kent County Cricket Club between 1973 and 1980.[1][2]
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| Full name | Richard William Hills | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 January 1951 Borough Green, Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1980 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 18 July 1973 Kent v West Indians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 23 August 1980 Kent v Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 19 May 1973 Kent v Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last LA | 31 August 1980 Kent v Gloucestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 April 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hills first played for Kent's Second XI in 1968 before going on to make his senior debut for the side in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Sussex.[2] He made his first-class cricket debut later the same season, playing against the touring West Indians in July at Canterbury.[2] He went on to appear in over 180 first team matches for Kent as a bowler, playing regularly between 1975 and 1980 when he left the club.[2]
A medium-pace bowler, Hills took two five wicket hauls during his first-class career.[2] His best first-class bowling figures of 6/64 were taken against Gloucestershire at Folkestone in 1978.[3] He was awarded his county cap in 1977[2] and was part of the Kent teams which won the County Championship in 1977 and 1978 and six one-day trophies from 1973 to 1978.[3][4][5][6]
After retiring from cricket at the end of the 1980 season, Hills became a teacher.[4] He coached cricket at Eltham College and Sevenoaks School.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ "Richard Hills". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f Richard Hills, CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ a b Richard William Hills, Kent County Cricket Club. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ a b Where are they now? Kent – B&H winners and Sunday League champions 1973, The Cricket Paper, 21 July 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ a b Coney S (25 September 2014) Where Are They Now? Kent 1978 County Champions and B&H Cup winners, The Cricket Paper, 25 September 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ a b Where are they now? Kent – Joint County Championship winners 1977, The Cricket Paper, 3 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2017.