Paul James Hutchison (17 February 1968 – 27 February 2015) was a professional Australian
cricket
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er who played for
Tasmania
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
and
South Australia
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. He was born in
Glen Innes, New South Wales
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Hutchison also played for Queensland Country and Queensland academy, as well as playing club cricket in the
Northern Territory
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. Hutchison had two sons, Mitchell and James who often visited during his debut performances while playing professionally for South Australia and Tasmania.
Hutchison died in
Brisbane
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on 27 February 2015 of cancer.
See also
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List of Tasmanian representative cricketers
This is a list of cricket players who have played representative cricket for Tasmania in Australia.
It includes players that have played at least one match, in senior first-class, List A cricket, or Twenty20 matches. Practice matches are not i ...
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1968 births
2015 deaths
Australian cricketers
Tasmania cricketers
South Australia cricketers
Cricketers from New South Wales
People from New England (New South Wales)
20th-century Australian sportsmen
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