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| Full name | Malcolm Jameson Hilton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 August 1928 Chadderton, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 July 1990 (aged 61) Oldham, Greater Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 12 August 1950 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 6 February 1952 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 6 November 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malcolm Jameson Hilton (2 August 1928 – 8 July 1990)[1] was an English left-arm spin bowler, who played for Lancashire and in four Test matches for England.
Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, stated, "he was the best slow left-arm bowler Lancashire had seen this century and, at 22, was in the Test side, seemingly set for life. Hilton, however, suffered the spinners' nightmare, the jitters, and lost his way at times". Bateman added, "He also, say colleagues, enjoyed cricket's social life a little too much although his 1,006 first-class wickets still cost only 19 apiece".[1]