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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
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]