Herbert Hill (cricketer)

Herbert Hill
Personal information
Full name
Herbert James Hill
Born12 February 1867
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Died27 February 1946(1946-02-27) (aged 79)
Sheringham, Norfolk, England
BattingRight-handed
RelationsWilliam Law (brother-in-law)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1895–1903Hertfordshire
1900–1901Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 90
Batting average 22.50
100s/50s –/1
Top score 54
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 July 2019

Herbert James Hill (12 February 1867 – 27 February 1946) was an English first-class cricketer.

Hill was born at Kingston upon Thames in February 1867. He made his debut in minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire in the 1895 Minor Counties Championship.[1] He made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club, playing against London County at Crystal Palace in 1900 and Oxford University at Lord's in 1901.[2] He scored 90 runs in his two first-class matches,[3] with a high score of 54 against London County.[4] He played minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire until 1903, making a total of 42 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[1] By profession he was a stockbroker. Hill died in February 1946 at Sheringham, Norfolk. His brother-in-law, William Law, was also a first-class cricketer.

  1. ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Herbert Hill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Herbert Hill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Herbert Hill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  4. ^ "London County v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1900". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2019.