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| Full name | Michael John Hill | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 July 1951 Harwell, Berkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1976 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,14 December 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael John Hill (born 1 July 1951) is an English former first-class cricketer.
Hill was born in July 1951 at Harwell,Berkshire. He was educated at Abingdon School where he was coached by ex-England cricketer Gerald Smithson. He initially played for the junior fifteen rugby side and rugby sevens team in 1965 and 1966 [1] before winning the Single Wicket Cricket Competition Cup in the summer of 1965. [2] He was selected to play for the Southern Counties cricket team as wicketkeeper,in 1969 and 1970 and was the School's first XI captain in 1970. [3]
Shortly after completing his education,Hill joined the staff at Hampshire in 1970 as wicket-keeping understudy to Bob Stephenson. [4] Having played for the Hampshire Second XI since 1970,Hill eventually made his senior debut in a first-class match against the touring West Indians at Southampton in 1973. Stephenson's presence in the Hampshire side continued to limit his first team opportunities,with him making a further five first-class appearances up to 1976. [5] In his six first-class matches,he scored 68 runs at an average of exactly 17,with a highest score of 27 not out;as a wicket-keeper,he took nine catches. [6] In addition to playing first-class cricket,Hill also made four List A one-day appearances from 1975 to 1976. [7] He scored 20 runs with a highest score of 11 not out in these matches,whilst taking two catches and making a single stumping. [8] He remained on the Hampshire staff until the end of the 1976 season,but left following the arrival of Bobby Parks. [4]