John Hill (Irish cricketer)
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John William Hill (10 February 1912 – 17 January 1984)[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]
Playing career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c Cricket Archive profile
- ^ a b c d e f CricketEurope Stats Zone profile Archived 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b First-class matches played by John Hill at Cricket Archive
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