John Hill (New Zealand cricketer)

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John Hill
Personal information
Born(1930-09-22)22 September 1930
Gore, Southland, New Zealand
Died26 August 2002(2002-08-26) (aged 71)
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RelationsRobbie Hill (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1953/54–1965/66Southland
1961/62–1962/63Otago
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 31
Batting average 5.16
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 10
Balls bowled 1,266
Wickets 19
Bowling average 25.42
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/61
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: CricInfo, 21 April 2022

John Hill (22 September 1930 – 26 August 2002) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played eight first-class matches for Otago teams, two during the 1961–62 season and six in 1962–63.[1]

Hill was born at Gore in Southland and was educated at Gore High School.[2] A left-arm medium-pace bowler, he played most of his senior cricket for Southland. In Southland's match against the touring West Indian team in 1955–56, he took 8 for 55 in the first innings.[3] A year later, against the touring Australians, he took four of the six wickets that fell in the Australians' only innings.[4] In his first-class career his best figures came in his last match, for an Otago Invitation XI against the touring MCC in March 1963, when he took four wickets.[5]

Hill died at Invercargill in 2002 at the age of 71.[1] An obituary was published in the 2003 edition of the New Zealand Cricket Almanack.[2] His son, Robbie, also played for Otago and Southland.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "John Hill". CricInfo. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 67. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
  3. ^ "Southland v West Indians 1955-56". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Southland v Australians 1956-57". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  5. ^ Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1964, pp. 833–834.
  6. ^ "Robbie Hill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 April 2022.

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