John Hill (Irish cricketer)

John William Hill (10 February 1912 in County Londonderry, Ireland – 17 January 1984 in Worthing, Sussex, England[1]) was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler,[1] he played fourteen times for the Ireland cricket team between 1946 and 1951,[2] including seven first-class matches.[3]

For other uses, see John Hill (disambiguation).

John Hill
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed batsman
BowlingOff spin
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 82
Batting average 16.40
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 18*
Balls bowled 1027
Wickets 17
Bowling average 21.58
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/16
Catches/stumpings 1/0

Playing career

He made his debut for Ireland against Scotland in July 1946[2] in a first-class match.[3] His second game was also against Scotland in May 1947. The year continued with a match against Yorkshire during which he took 3/16 in the Yorkshire first innings,[2] his best first-class bowling figures.[1] This was followed by a match against the Craven Gentlemen and a three match series against South Africa before a match against the MCC at Lord's during which he made his highest score (27 not out) and took his best bowling (5/67) for Ireland.[2]

He played against the MCC, Scotland and Yorkshire in 1948 and against Nottinghamshire and Scotland in 1950 before his final game for Ireland against Scotland in June 1951.[2]

Statistics

In all matches for Ireland, he scored 138 runs at an average of 11.50. He took 32 wickets at an average of 22.16, taking five wickets in an innings once.[2]

References
  1. Cricket Archive profile
  2. CricketEurope Stats Zone profile Archived 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. First-class matches played by John Hill at Cricket Archive
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