James Hill (cricketer)

James Eardley Hill (5 July 1832 – 8 October 1899) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.

James Hill
Personal information
Full name
James Eardley Hill
Born5 July 1832
St Pancreas, Middlesex, England
Died8 October 1899(1899-10-08) (aged 67)
Paddington, London, England
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1857Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 21
Batting average 7.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 18
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 June 2021

The son of the barrister Hugh Hill, he was born at St Pancreas in July 1832. He was educated at Harrow School,[1] before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] He was admitted to the Middle Temple in April 1855 and was called to the bar to practice as a barrister in November 1858, with Hill practicing on the North Eastern Circuit.[3] A keen amateur cricketer, he played two first-class cricket matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1857, against Cambridge University and Kent.[4] He scored 21 runs in his two matches, with a highest score of 18.[5] Hill died in October 1899 at his residence in Paddington, following a short illness.[6]

References
  1. Dauglish, M. G.; Stephenson, P. K. (1911). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911 (3 ed.). London: Longmans, Green, and Co. p. 200.
  2. Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 3. Cambridge University Press. p. 371.
  3. Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar. Reeves and Turner. p. 219.
  4. "First-Class Matches played by James Hill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  5. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Hill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  6. Wills and Bequests. Marylebone Mercury. 14 October 1899. p. 2
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