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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.

Hill was born at Gore in Southland and was educated at Gore High School. 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. A year later, against the touring Australians, he took four of the six wickets that fell in the Australians' only innings. 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.

Hill died at Invercargill in 2002 at the age of 71. An obituary was published in the 2003 edition of the New Zealand Cricket Almanack. His son, Robbie, also played for Otago and Southland.

References

1. ^ "John Hill". CricInfo. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
2. ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 67. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
3. "Southland v West Indians 1955-56". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
4. "Southland v Australians 1956-57". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
5. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1964, pp. 833–834.
6. "Robbie Hill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 April 2022.

External links

• John Hill at ESPNcricinfo

• 1930 births
• 2002 deaths
• New Zealand cricketers
• Otago cricketers
• People from Gore, New Zealand