John Hill (New Zealand cricketer)
New Zealand cricketer
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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]
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
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| Born | 22 September 1930 Gore, Southland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 August 2002 (aged 71) Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Robbie Hill (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953/54–1965/66 | Southland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961/62–1962/63 | Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 21 April 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]