Richard William Hills (born 8 January 1951) is a former English professional

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er. He was born in

Borough Green Borough Green is situated in the borough of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent, England. The central area is situated on the A25 road between Maidstone and Sevenoaks, with the M26 motorway running through the centre dividing Wrotham and Borough Green. ...

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

and played for

Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Kent. A club representing the county was first founded in 1842 but Ke ...

between 1973 and 1980.Richard Hills
CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2017. Hills first played for Kent's Second XI in 1968 before going on to make his senior debut for the side in the

1973 Benson & Hedges Cup The 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup was the second edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Kent County Cricket Club. Fixtures and results Group stage Midlands Group Northern Group Southern Group Western G ...

against

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. He made his

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debut later the same season, playing against the touring West Indians in July at

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. He went on to appear in over 180 first team matches for Kent as a bowler, playing regularly between 1975 and 1980 when he left the club. A medium-pace bowler, Hills took two

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s during his first-class career. His best first-class bowling figures of 6/64 were taken against

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in 1978.Richard William Hills

. Retrieved 7 November 2017. He was awarded his

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in 1977 and was part of the Kent teams which won the

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in 1977 and 1978 and six one-day trophies from 1973 to 1978. After retiring from cricket at the end of the 1980 season, Hills became a teacher.Where are they now? Kent – B&H winners and Sunday League champions 1973
''The Cricket Paper'', 21 July 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2017. He coached cricket at

Eltham College Eltham College is an independent day school situated in Mottingham, southeast London. Eltham and Mottingham once formed part of the same parish, hence its name. It is a member of The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC). Early his ...

and

Sevenoaks School Sevenoaks School is a highly selective coeducational independent school in Sevenoaks, Kent, England. It is the second oldest non-denominational school in the United Kingdom, dating back to 1432, only behind Oswestry (1407). Over 1,000 day pupils ...

.Coney S (25 September 2014
Where Are They Now? Kent 1978 County Champions and B&H Cup winners
''The Cricket Paper'', 25 September 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2017.Where are they now? Kent – Joint County Championship winners 1977
''The Cricket Paper'', 3 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hills, Richard 1951 births Living people English cricketers Kent cricketers People from Tonbridge and Malling (district) Cricketers from Kent