John Hill (English cricketer)

John Ernest Hill (27 September 1867 – 2 December 1963) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born at Handsworth, Warwickshire.

John Hill
Personal information
Full name
John Ernest Hill
Born(1867-09-27)27 September 1867
Handsworth, Warwickshire, England
Died2 December 1963(1963-12-02) (aged 96)
Smethwick, Staffordshire,
England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RelationsHenry Hill (brother)
Alfred Hill (nephew)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1894–1898Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 27
Runs scored 737
Batting average 23.77
100s/50s 1/1
Top score 139*
Balls bowled 15
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 20/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 July 2012

Hill made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Nottinghamshire in 1894 at Trent Bridge. He made 24 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Leicestershire at Edgbaston in the 1898 County Championship.[1] In his 25 first-class matches for the county, he scored 665 runs at an average of 22.16, with a high score of 139 not out.[2] This score, which was his only century, came against Nottinghamshire in his debut match.[3] He also made a single first-class appearance each for the South against the North in 1894 and for Midland Counties against the touring Australians in 1896.[1]

He died at Smethwick, Staffordshire, on 2 December 1963. His brother, Henry, played first-class cricket, as did his nephew Alfred Hill.

References

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  1. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by John Hill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Hill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire, 1894". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
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