Jonathan Hill (cricketer)

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Jonathan Hill
Personal information
Born (1990-12-11) 11 December 1990 (age 33)
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  3)22 March 2019 v  Papua New Guinea
Last T20I24 February 2022 v  Germany
Source: Cricinfo, 24 February 2022

Jonathan Hill (born 11 December 1990) is a Filipino-Australian [1] cricketer who is the current captain of the Philippines cricket team. [2] [3] Hill was born in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, and gained a Philippine passport in 2012, qualifying through his mother, who comes from Mindanao.[ citation needed ] He has played for the Philippines cricket team since 2017, [4] and also works as a school teacher in Australia. [5]

In December 2018, Hill led the Philippines team, as they won Group B of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament, [6] with Hill saying "there is something special about this side". [7] Therefore, after winning the qualifier, the Philippines progressed to the Regional Finals, with Hill again named captain of the side for the tournament. [8]

In March 2019, he was named in the Philippines squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament. [9] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for the Philippines against Papua New Guinea on 22 March 2019. [10]

He was part of the Philippines' team for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman. [11] [12]

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