Wyndham Hill-Smith

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Wyndham Hill-Smith

Personal information

Born

16 February 1909
Angaston, South Australia

Died

25 October 1990 (aged 81)
Angaston, South Australia

Batting

Left-handed

Role

Batsman

Relations

Clem Hill (uncle)
Stanley Hill (uncle)
Les Hill (uncle)
Arthur Hill (uncle)
Henry Hill (uncle)
Percival Hill (uncle)

Domestic team information

Years

Team

1931/32–1933/34

Western Australia

FC debut

19 March 1932 Western Australia v South Africans

Last FC

26 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

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

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 was named 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

^ "Wyndham Hill-Smith". cricketarchive.com.(subscription required)
^ "St Peter's College, Adelaide in Ceylon 1927/28". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
^ "First-Class Matches played by Wyndham Hill-Smith". cricketarchive.com.(subscription required)
^ "Western Australia v South Africans: South Africa in Australia 1931/32". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
^ "Yalumba - The first 100 Years". Nick's Wine Merchants. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
^ "Robert Hill Smith: Yalumba". winetenquestions.com.au. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
^ "Hill-Smith, Wyndham". It's an Honour. Australian Government. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
^ Goers, Peter (30 July 2006). "Protest lodged". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
^ "Obituaries in 1991". Cricinfo. 6 December 2005.

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