Vernon Hill (cricketer, born 1871)

Vernon Hill

Personal information
Full name	Vernon Tickell Hill
Born	(1871-01-30)30 January 1871 Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales
Died	29 September 1932(1932-09-29) (aged 61) Woodspring Priory, Somerset, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Batsman
Relations	ET Hill (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1891–1912	Somerset
1892–1893	Oxford University
First-class debut	18 May 1891 Somerset v Middlesex
Last First-class	9 May 1912 Somerset v Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 140 Runs scored 4560 Batting average 19.65 100s/50s 2/21 Top score 116 Balls bowled 1317 Wickets 31 Bowling average 29.38 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/20 Catches/stumpings 124/–
Source: CricketArchive, 2 January 2010

Vernon Tickell Hill (1871–1932) was a Welsh cricketer who made 140 first-class appearances for Somerset and Oxford University between 1891 and 1912. He first played for Somerset during their successful 1890 season.^[1] He made his top-score of 116 against Kent in 1898, sharing a seventh wicket partnership of 240 with Sammy Woods.^[2] He was an infrequent bowler, claiming 31 career first-class wickets with his right-arm fast-medium bowling, but never taking more than six wickets in a season.^[3] Hill twice toured the United States of America, first as a member of F Mitchell's XI, and then as a member of PF Warner's XI.