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Full name | Lewis John Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Leicester, Leicestershire, England | 5 October 1990||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman, wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Unicorns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–present | Leicestershire (squad no. 23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FC debut | 3 May 2015 Leicestershire v Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LA debut | 29 June 2012 Unicorns v Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,19 August 2024 |
Lewis John Hill (born 5 October 1990) is an English cricketer. Hill is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper.
Educated at Hastings High School and John Cleveland College in Hinckley,Hill has played Second XI cricket for Leicestershire since 2009. [1] During the 2012 season,Hill was selected as part of the Unicorns squad for the 2012 Clydesdale Bank 40. [2] He made his List A debut during the competition against Northamptonshire at Sir Paul Getty's Ground,Wormsley. [3] He was dismissed for a golden duck in the match by Lee Daggett,with Northamptonshire winning by 8 wickets. [4] However in his next outing for the Unicorns against Warwickshire he made an impressive 35 before being dismissed by Chris Wright. In May 2015,Hill made his first-class début at Canterbury for Leicestershire vs Kent. He made 57 and 3 respectively. Although not being in the squad for Leicestershire's trip to Surrey,Boyce failed a late fitness test,meaning Lewis Hill was once again selected. He was chosen to open the batting. He made 126 off just 147 balls,hitting 18 fours and 2 sixes in the process. This was his best score for ages.
In June 2015,Lewis Hill hit the winning runs to secure Leicestershire's first county championship victory in nearly three years.
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