Harry Hilliard (cricketer)
Henry Hilliard (7 November 1826 – 19 March 1914) was an Australian cricketer. He played in New South Wales' first match, in 1856, against Victoria, and was the last surviving player from either side. Life and career Harry Hilliard played in Sydney when he was 12 for the Union Club against the Military. On one occasion in his youth he was jailed for two days for absconding from his cabinet-making apprenticeship in order to play cricket. A batsman and good fielder who occasionally kept wicket and bowled, Hilliard played in New South Wales' first match, in 1855-56, against Victoria, and in the next four of what became an annual match. His highest score was 20, against Victoria in 1856-57, the fourth-highest score in a low-scoring match. He and William Gilbert Rees, W. G. Grace's cousin, added 32 for the second wicket in New South Wales' first innings, the highest partnership of the match. He top-scored for New South Wales in his last match, scoring 15 in the first innings of ...
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