Michael Hill
Personal information
Full name
Michael John Hill
Born (1951-07-01) 1 July 1951
Harwell, Berkshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1973–1976Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 6 4
Runs scored 68 20
Batting average 17.00 20.00
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 27* 11*
Catches/stumpings 9/– 2/1
Source: Cricinfo, 14 December 2009

Michael John Hill (born 1 July 1951) is an English former first-class cricketer.

Hill was born in July 1951 at Harwell, Berkshire. He was educated at Abingdon School where he was coached by ex-England cricketer Gerald Smithson. He initially played for the junior fifteen rugby side and rugby sevens team in 1965 and 1966 [1] before winning the Single Wicket Cricket Competition Cup in the summer of 1965.[2] He was selected to play for the Southern Counties cricket team as wicketkeeper, in 1969 and 1970 and was the School's first XI captain in 1970.[3]

Shortly after completing his education, Hill joined the staff at Hampshire in 1970 as wicket-keeping understudy to Bob Stephenson.[4] Having played for the Hampshire Second XI since 1970, Hill eventually made his senior debut in a first-class match against the touring West Indians at Southampton in 1973. Stephenson's presence in the Hampshire side continued to limit his first team opportunities, with him making a further five first-class appearances up to 1976.[5] In his six first-class matches, he scored 68 runs at an average of exactly 17, with a highest score of 27 not out; as a wicket-keeper, he took nine catches.[6] In addition to playing first-class cricket, Hill also made four List A one-day appearances from 1975 to 1976.[7] He scored 20 runs with a highest score of 11 not out in these matches, whilst taking two catches and making a single stumping.[8] He remained on the Hampshire staff until the end of the 1976 season, but left following the arrival of Bobby Parks.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Rugby report" (PDF). The Abingdonian. p. 34.
  2. ↑ "Awards" (PDF). The Abingdonian. September 1966. p. 11.
  3. ↑ "Cricket section" (PDF). The Abingdonian. October 1970. p. 19.
  4. 1 2 "A–Z (H12)". www.hampshirecrickethistory.wordpress.com. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Michael Hill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Michael Hill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "List A Matches played by Michael Hill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Michael Hill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 January 2024.

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