Robert Hills (cricketer, born 1813)

Robert Hills (September 1813 – 25 July 1884) was an English cricketer active in the late 1830s. Born at Ash-Next-Ridley, Kent, he was a batsman and bowler of unknown handedness who made seven known appearances in first-class cricket.[1]

Robert Hills
Personal information
Full name
Robert Hills
BornSeptember 1813
Ash-Next-Ridley, Kent
Died25 July 1884 (aged 70)
Gravesend, Kent
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1836–1838Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 51
Batting average 5.66
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 14*
Balls bowled 240
Wickets 13
Bowling average ?
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/?
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 August 2014

Hills made his first-class debut for Kent against Sussex in 1836 at the Old County Ground, Town Malling.[2] He made a further appearance in 1836 in a return fixture between the sides at Brighton, before making five further first-class appearances in 1837.[2] In seven first-class matches for Kent he scored 51 runs at an average of 5.66, with a top-score of 14 not out.[3] As a bowler he took 13 wickets, though due to incomplete records, his bowling average is not known, but it is known the most wickets he took in a single innings was three.[4]

He died at Gravesend, Kent on 25 July 1884.

References

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  1. ^ Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), p. 249. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Robert Hills". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robert Hills". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  4. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Robert Hills". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
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