Wyndham Hill-Smith (16 February 1909 – 25 October 1990) was an Australian

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er and wine-maker.

Cricketer

The

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of Australia captain

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, Hill-Smith was a left-handed batsman. He attended St Peter's College, Adelaide, playing in the college cricket team that toured

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in January 1928. He played eight first-class matches for Western Australia and one for a representative

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. He made his first-class debut against the touring South Africans at the WACA Ground in 1932. Opening the batting, he made 56 runs before being dismissed by Xen Balaskas.

Wine-maker

Following the death of his brother Sidney in the ''Kyeema'' aircraft crash in 1938, Hill-Smith returned to South Australia to take on the management of the family winery, Yalumba at Angaston. He led the company from 1938 to 1986. In 1980, Hill-Smith was appointed an

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(OBE) for services to the wine industry and

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. A grandstand at Cheltenham Park Racecourse was named the Wyndham Hill Smith Grandstand. His '' Wisden'' obituary concluded with the comment, "In later life he became famous for the liberal hospitality which he extended to touring teams at his Yalumba vineyard in South Australia."

References

External links

Wisden obituary

Biography on the Yalumba website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hill-Smith, Wyndham 1909 births 1990 deaths People educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide Australian cricketers Western Australia cricketers Australian winemakers Officers of the Order of the British Empire Cricketers from South Australia People from Angaston, South Australia