Wyndham Hill-Smith

Wyndham Hill-Smith OBE (16 February 1909 – 25 October 1990) was an Australian cricketer and wine-maker.[1]

Wyndham Hill-Smith
Personal information
Full nameWyndham Hill-Smith
Born(1909-02-16)16 February 1909
Angaston, South Australia
Died25 October 1990(1990-10-25) (aged 81)
Angaston, South Australia
BattingLeft-handed
RoleBatsman
RelationsClem Hill
Les Hill
Arthur Hill
Henry Hill
Percival Hill (uncles)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1931/32–1933/34Western Australia
FC debut19 March 1932 Western Australia v South Africans
Last FC26 March 1934 Western Australia v Australian XI
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 393
Batting average 28.07
100s/50s 0/4
Top score 68
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 15 December 2008

Cricketer

The nephew of Australia captain Clem Hill, Hill-Smith was a left-handed batsman. He attended St Peter's College, Adelaide, playing in the College cricket team that toured Ceylon in January 1928.[2]

He played eight first-class matches for Western Australia and one for a representative Australian XI.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5] He led the company from 1938 to 1986.[6] In 1980, Hill-Smith was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the wine industry and horse racing.[7]

A grandstand at Cheltenham Park Racecourse is known as the Wyndham Hill Smith Grandstand.[8] 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."[9]

References
  1. "Wyndham Hill-Smith". cricketarchive.com.(subscription required)
  2. "St Peter's College, Adelaide in Ceylon 1927/28". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Wyndham Hill-Smith". cricketarchive.com.(subscription required)
  4. "Western Australia v South Africans: South Africa in Australia 1931/32". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  5. "Yalumba - The first 100 Years". Nick's Wine Merchants. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  6. "Robert Hill Smith: Yalumba". winetenquestions.com.au. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  7. "Hill-Smith, Wyndham". It's an Honour. Australian Government. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  8. Goers, Peter (30 July 2006). "Protest lodged". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  9. "Obituaries in 1991". Cricinfo. 6 December 2005.
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