Simon David Hinton (born 21 March 1968) is a New Zealand former

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er. He played one first-class match for

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during the 1994–95 season. Hinton was born at Clyde in

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in 1968.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 68. Cardiff:

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.
Available online
at the

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. Retrieved 5 June 2023.) He played for

in the

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between 1994–95 and 1996–97. His only first-class match was a March 1995 fixture against

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. Primarily a bowler, Hinton took two wickets in the match. He played for Otago's Second XI in both 1994–95 and 1996–97.Simon Hinton
CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

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* 1968 births Living people New Zealand cricketers Otago cricketers People from Clyde, New Zealand 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1960s-stub