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| Born | 9 July 1923 Taunton, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 July 2010 (aged 87) Williton, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947–1951 | Somerset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 10 May 1947 Somerset v Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 10 August 1951 Somerset v Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 28 July 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eric Hill DFC, DFM (9 July 1923 – 27 July 2010) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Somerset County Cricket Club as an opening batsman between 1947 and 1951, later serving as captain of the second team, a long-serving committeeman for the county, and as a journalist covering cricket for the local newspaper, the Somerset County Gazette, and correspondent for The Daily Telegraph. In the Second World War, he was a navigator on reconnaissance missions for the Royal Air Force, and was decorated for his courage.[1]