Wyndham Hill-Smith
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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]
Cricketer
[edit]The nephew of Australia 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]
Wine-maker
[edit]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.[5] He led the company from 1938 to 1986.[6] In 1980, Hill-Smith was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the wine industry and horse racing.[7]
A grandstand at Cheltenham Park Racecourse was named the Wyndham Hill Smith Grandstand.[8] 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."[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wyndham Hill-Smith". cricketarchive.com.(subscription required)
- ^ "St Peter's College, Adelaide in Ceylon 1927/28". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Wyndham Hill-Smith". cricketarchive.com.(subscription required)
- ^ "Western Australia v South Africans: South Africa in Australia 1931/32". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Yalumba - The first 100 Years". Nick's Wine Merchants. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Robert Hill Smith: Yalumba". winetenquestions.com.au. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Hill-Smith, Wyndham". It's an Honour. Australian Government. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ Goers, Peter (30 July 2006). "Protest lodged". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Obituaries in 1991". Cricinfo. 6 December 2005.