| Eric Hamilton | |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Full Name: | Eric Peter Hamilton |
| Birth Date: | 5 May 1913 |
| Birth Place: | Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa |
| Death Place: | over Sicily, Fascist Italy |
| Club1: | City of Johannesburg |
| Year1: | 1936 |
| Club2: | Transvaal |
| Year2: | 1937 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 65 |
| Bat Avg1: | 21.66 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 33 |
| Deliveries1: | – |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | – |
| Date: | 26 July |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/45400.html Cricinfo |
Eric Peter Hamilton (5 May 1913 – 15 July 1943) was a South African first-class cricketer and South African Air Force officer.
Hamilton was born in Johannesburg on 5 May 1913. His debut in cricket took place on 5 October 1936 for the City of Johannesburg against The Rest at the Old Wanderers.[1] During the match, Hamilton scored 32 runs, but was dismissed both innings.[2] Hamilton's second cricket match, representing Transvaal against the Orange Free State, occurred on 29–30 January 1937. During the first inning, Hamilton made 33 runs before he was dismissed by Henry Sparks.[3]
During the Second World War, Hamilton enlisted in the South African Air Force and was commissioned as a lieutenant. Trained as a Martin Baltimore pilot, he was posted to No. 21 Squadron in Malta, where the squadron supported the Allied invasion of Sicily. During a daytime bombing mission on 15 July 1943, Hamilton and his two crew members were shot down and killed in Baltimore AG390. He is buried at the Syracuse War Cemetery.