Eric Hill, the former Somerset batsman who became a well-known journalist, has died aged 87
Cricinfo staff29-Jul-2010Eric Hill, the former Somerset batsman who became a well-known journalist, has died aged 87.He played 72 matches for the county between 1947 and 1951 as an opening batsman and also captained the second XI. He scored 2118 first-class runs at 15.92 with a top score of 85.After retiring from playing he moved into journalism and covered Somerset for almost 50 years for a variety of publications.