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
Died	2 December 1963(1963-12-02) (aged 96) Smethwick, Staffordshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium
Relations	Henry Hill (brother) Alfred Hill (nephew)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1894–1898	Warwickshire
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. 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. This score, which was his only century, came against Nottinghamshire in his debut match. 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.

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

External links

• John Hill at ESPNcricinfo