John Ernest Hill (27 September 1867 – 2 December 1963) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born at Handsworth, Warwickshire.
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| Full name | John Ernest Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 September 1867 Handsworth, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 December 1963 (aged 96) Smethwick, Staffordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Henry Hill (brother) Alfred Hill (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1894–1898 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 July 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hill made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Nottinghamshire in 1894 at Trent Bridge. He made 24 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Leicestershire at Edgbaston in the 1898 County Championship.[1] In his 25 first-class matches for the county, he scored 665 runs at an average of 22.16, with a high score of 139 not out.[2] This score, which was his only century, came against Nottinghamshire in his debut match.[3] He also made a single first-class appearance each for the South against the North in 1894 and for Midland Counties against the touring Australians in 1896.[1]
He died at Smethwick, Staffordshire, on 2 December 1963. His brother, Henry, played first-class cricket, as did his nephew Alfred Hill.