Leon Trevor Hill (28 February 1936 – 22 January 2018) was a

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from 1958 to 1963. A number-three batsman and off-spin bowler, Leon Hill began the 1959–60

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season with a century for South Australia – 100 out of a second innings total of 200 – against Victoria. Later that season he scored 83 (the side’s top score) and 29 against Queensland. He lost form after that season and moved to Queensland, where he played two first-class matches, then to Victoria. He and his wife Val had a son and a daughter.

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