John William "Bill" Hitch, born Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, on May 7, 1886, and died at Cardiff on July 7, 1965, was a cricketer who played for Surrey and England. A Lancastrian, Hitch was bowling for a club in Cambridgeshire when he was spotted by Surrey's legendary batsman Tom Hayward and recommended to The Oval. From his debut in 1907, he quickly established himself as one of the fastest bowlers in first-class cricket, … Wikipedia
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