Hilda Hills
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| Full name | Hilda Mary Hills | ||||||||||||||
| Born | July 18, 1913 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | March 23, 2003 (aged 89) | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 7) | 28 December 1934 v England | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1932–1936 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 October 2014 | |||||||||||||||
Hilda Hills OAM, known as Hilda Spicer from 1939, (18 July 1913 – 23 March 2003) was an Australian cricketer. She was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. She was born in Northcote, a northern suburb of Melbourne.
Hills began playing with the Preston Women's Cricket Club, taking up wicketkeeping as a teenager.[1] She represented Victoria between 1932 and 1936.[2][3] In 1935, she received a testimonial match, a first for a Victorian sportswoman.[4]
Hills made a single Test appearance for Australia, in the first Women's test match in 1934. Batting in the middle order, Hills retired hurt from the first innings of the game, having broken her nose, therefore not making an appearance in the second innings of the match.[5]
In 1983, she received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to "the welfare of ex-service personnel and to the community".[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Jarrett, Pat (7 November 1933). "Attributes her good health to cricket - Girl wicket keeper". The Herald (Evening ed.). Melbourne. p. 20. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Women's First-Class Matches played by Hilda Hills". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Hilda Hills". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Cricket Testimonial Match". The Argus. Melbourne. 30 March 1935. p. 27. Retrieved 11 June 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Hilda Hills". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) entry for Mrs Hilda Mary Spicer". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
OAM. QB 1983. Gen Div. for service to the welfare of ex-service personnel and to the community