Richard Hill (cricketer, born 1861)

Richard Hill (12 August 1861 — 25 December 1924) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and left-arm fast bowler who played for Somerset. He was born in Timsbury and died in Westminster.

Richard Hill
Personal information
Full name
Richard Ernest Hill
Born(1861-08-12)12 August 1861
Timsbury, Bath, Somerset, England
Died25 December 1924(1924-12-25) (aged 63)
Westminster, Middlesex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1882Somerset
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 1
Runs scored 7
Batting average 7.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 7*
Balls bowled 32
Wickets 1
Bowling average 21.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/21
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive (subscription required), 22 December 2015

Hill made a single first-class appearance for the team during the 1882 season, against Gloucestershire. From the lower order, he scored a duck in the first innings in which he batted and 7 not out in the second, his first-innings wicket falling courtesy of W. G. Grace.

Hill bowled eight overs during the match, capturing one wicket, that of onetime Test player James Cranston.

Hill's brother, Francis, made a single first-class appearance for Somerset during the 1882 season.

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