Alfred Hill (cricketer, born 1865)

Alfred William Hill (29 July 1865 – 27 May 1936) was an English cricketer. Hill was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Little Rissington, Gloucestershire.

Alfred Hill
Personal information
Full name
Alfred William Hill
Born(1865-07-29)29 July 1865
Little Rissington,
Gloucestershire, England
Died27 May 1936(1936-05-27) (aged 70)
Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1904–1905Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 30
Batting average 30.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 29*
Balls bowled 78
Wickets 1
Bowling average 54.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/47
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 July 2011

Hill made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against the touring South Africans in 1904. In this match he took his only first-class wicket, that of William Shalders, for the cost of 47 runs from 10 overs. With the bat, he ended Gloucestershire's first-innings unbeaten on 29, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for a single run by Charlie Llewellyn.[1] The following year he played his second and final first-class match for Gloucestershire, against Nottinghamshire in the 1905 County Championship.[2] In this match, he bowled 3 wicket-less overs and wasn't required to bat.[3]

He died at Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, on 27 May 1936.

References
  1. "Gloucestershire v South Africans, 1904". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Alfred Hill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  3. "Nottinghamshire v Gloucestershire, 1905 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
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