Peter William Hills (born 3 December 1958) is a New Zealand former

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er. He played 34 first-class and 28

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matches between the 1978–79 and 1989–90 seasons, almost all for

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. Hills was born at Ranfurly in

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in 1958 and was educated at Aparima College in Riverton.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 68. Cardiff:

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. Retrieved 5 June 2023.) He played age-group cricket for Otago from the 1975–76 season, for

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in the

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between 1976–77 and 1979–80, and toured Australia with the New Zealand Universities side during 1977–78. He made his senior representative debut for Otago against

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in December 1978, taking eight wickets, including a

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in the first innings of the match.Peter Hills
CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 July 2023. Described variously as an "economical left-arm fast-medium bowler", as a "lively" bowler and as a bowler with "considerable pace", Hills took a total of 58 first-class wickets, with the 5/57 he took on debut remaining his best

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. He scored 307 runs, with his highest score of 32 coming as part of a partnership of 69 runs made with Vaughn Johnson against

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, a tenth-wicket record against the side for Otago which stood until the 2014–15 season. In List A matches he took 35 wickets and scored 180 runs. Hills played club cricket for Green Island Cricket Club in Dunedin.Cricket: Time for all cricket to be organised around clubs
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'', 30 September 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2023. He worked as a company director.

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* 1958 births Living people New Zealand cricketers Otago cricketers People from Ranfurly, New Zealand {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1950s-stub