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Mervyn Llewellyn Hill was a Welsh first-class cricket wicketkeeper and batsman for Somerset between 1921 and 1932,and also appeared in matches for Glamorgan and Cambridge University. He was also a member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) team that toured India in 1926–27 and helped lay the foundation for India's entry into Test cricket.
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- ↑ "Somerset v Nottinghamshire". CricketArchive. 21 May 1955. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
- ↑ "Shropshire v Somerset Second XI". CricketArchive. 31 May 1977. Retrieved 6 December 2008.