Anthony Hillary

Anthony Aylmer Hillary (28 August 1926 – 20 June 1991), known as Tony Hillary, was an English cricketer. Hillary was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break.

Anthony Hillary

Personal information
Full name	Anthony Aylmer Hillary
Born	28 August 1926 Shenfield, Essex, England
Died	20 June 1991(1991-06-20) (aged 64) Truro, Cornwall, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1954–1962	Berkshire
1951	Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 49 Batting average 49.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 49 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 November 2013

Born at Shenfield, Essex, Hillary studied at the University of Cambridge, while there he played a single first-class cricket match for the university cricket club against Sussex at Fenner's in 1951.^[1] In a match which ended as a draw, Hillary batted once, scoring 49 runs in Cambridge University's first-innings before being dismissed by James Langridge.^[2] He later played minor counties cricket for Berkshire, debuting in the 1954 Minor Counties Championship against Cornwall. He played minor counties cricket for Berkshire until 1962, making 67 appearances.^[3]

Outside of cricket, Hillary was a history teacher at Abingdon School from 1952 to 1988.^[4] He died at Truro, Cornwall on 20 June 1991.