Richard Hill (cricketer, born 1861)
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Fullname
Richard Ernest Hill
Born12 August 1861
Timsbury, Bath, Somerset, England
Timsbury, Bath, Somerset, England
Died25 December 1924 (aged 63)
Westminster, Middlesex, England
Westminster, Middlesex, England
BattingRight-handed
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| Full name | Richard Ernest Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 August 1861 Timsbury, Bath, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 December 1924 (aged 63) Westminster, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1882 | Somerset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Hill (12 August 1861 — 25 December 1924) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and left-arm fast bowler who played for Somerset. He was born in Timsbury and died in Westminster.
Hill made a single first-class appearance for the team during the 1882 season, against Gloucestershire. From the lower order, he scored a duck in the first innings in which he batted and 7 not out in the second, his first-innings wicket falling courtesy of W. G. Grace.
Hill bowled eight overs during the match, capturing one wicket, that of onetime Test player James Cranston.
Hill's brother, Francis, made a single first-class appearance for Somerset during the 1882 season.