Mariko Hill

Mariko Tabitha Hill (born 20 November 1995) is a Hong Kong cricketer who plays for Hong Kong women's national cricket team and is a former captain.[1] She has represented Hong Kong at 2010 Asian Games and the 2014 Asian Games.[2][3] In May 2021, she was named in the Jade Jets' squad for the 2021 Hong Kong Women's Premier League.[4][5] In April 2022, it was announced that she would be training with Northern Diamonds for the upcoming season.[6] In May 2022, she was added to the side's full squad, and made her debut for the side on 29 May against North West Thunder.[7][8]

Mariko Hill
Personal information
Full name
Mariko Tabitha Hill
Born (1995-11-20) November 20, 1995
Hong Kong
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 5)12 January 2019 v Indonesia
Last T20I28 October 2022 v Japan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022Northern Diamonds
2023–presentMiddlesex
Career statistics
Competition WT20I
Matches 33
Runs scored 623
Batting average 22.25
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 55
Balls bowled 546
Wickets 21
Bowling average 20.85
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/14
Catches/stumpings 15/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 November 2022

2023 has been a pivotal year so far in her career, winning Player of the Series in the East Asia Cup victory over Japan, breaking into the Women's Top 100 for both batswomen and all-rounders, being selected again as a stalwart for the Fairbreak XI Invitational to be played in Hong Kong April 2023, to have been picked up by Middlesex for this year's county championship and finally to have been included in the draft for The 100, England's premier short-format competition.

References
  1. Mariko Hill
  2. 2014 Asian Games
  3. 2010 Asian Games
  4. "Squads announced for 2021 CHK Women's Premier League". Cricket Hong Kong (via Twitter). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  5. "Cricket Hong Kong named squads for three-match Women's Premier League T20". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  6. "Diamonds sign all-rounders Leigh Kasperek and Yvonne Graves". Northern Diamonds. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  7. "Preview: Northern Diamonds vs Thunder". Northern Diamonds. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  8. "Group A, Leeds, May 29 2022, Charlotte Edwards Cup: Northern Diamonds v Thunder". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2022.


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