Edwin St Hill

Edwin St Hill
A headshot of a man in a cricket cap
Personal information
Full name
Edwin Lloyd St Hill
Born(1904-03-09)9 March 1904
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Died21 May 1957(1957-05-21) (aged 53)
Manchester, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium pace
Relations
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 19)11 January 1930 v England
Last Test21 February 1930 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1923–1930Trinidad
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 2 17
Runs scored 18 274
Batting average 4.50 11.91
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 12 67
Balls bowled 558 4,619
Wickets 3 64
Bowling average 73.66 28.62
5 wickets in innings 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 1
Best bowling 2/110 6/117
Catches/stumpings 0/– 11/–
Source: CricketArchive, 9 February 2011

Edwin Lloyd St Hill (9 March 1904 – 21 May 1957) was a Trinidadian cricketer who played two Test matches for the West Indies in 1930. His brothers, Wilton and Cyl, also played for Trinidad and Tobago; in addition, the former played Test matches for the West Indies.

St Hill first played local cricket in with some success and graduated to the Trinidad and Tobago team. He played regularly for the next five years but was not selected for any representative West Indian teams. His increased success in 1929 attracted the attention of the West Indies selectors, and he played two Test matches against England in 1930.

Although not particularly successful, he bowled steadily and was chosen to tour Australia with the West Indies in 1930–31. He was fairly effective in first-class games but the form of the other fast bowlers in the team meant that he was not chosen for any of the Test matches.

By the time the tour was over, St Hill had signed a contract to play professional cricket in the Lancashire League in England for Lowerhouse Cricket Club. Playing as an all-rounder, he performed relatively well with bat and ball for three seasons from 1931 to 1933. He then played as a professional in several leagues, including the Huddersfield and Bradford leagues.

During the Second World War, he joined the British Army and took part in the Dunkirk evacuation before returning to England; he resumed his league career and played many wartime charity games. He died in Manchester, aged 53.