Jack Hill

Australia
INTL CAREER: 1953 - 1955
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Full Name

John Charles Hill

Born

June 25, 1923, Murrumbeena, Melbourne, Victoria

Died

August 11, 1974, Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria, (aged 51y 47d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Legbreak Googly

Jack Hill, 51, who died in Melbourne on August 11, was a topspin bowler who took seven wickets in two Tests at Trent Bridge and Old Trafford in 1953. They included leading batsmen in May, Graveney, W. J. Edrich and Kenyon and he twice dislodged Bailey. Hill took 63 wickets on the tour and in a third Test in 1955 dismissed Holt at Bridgetown. Lifting his front foot high, almost a goose- step, Hill delivered with a leg-break roll, but needed responsive turf for the ball to turn at his pace. Often around the leg stump, he was a difficult bowler for wicketkeepers and one sharp blow on an ankle knocked Len Maddocks' legs from under him.

From Ballarat he moved to Melbourne CC, then transferred to St. Kilda. After three years in the RAAF he first played for Victoria in 1946 but was not chosen regularly until Jack Iverson retired. After having his skull fractured twice as a St. Kilda footballer, Hill gave up football in 1949 and often took powders to relieve headaches while playing cricket. He had 15 games for Victoria before selection to tour England soon after taking 7 for 51 against South Australia. Hill took 121 wickets for Victoria. He was a civil servant.
The Cricketer, October 1974

Jack Hill Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests363218*7.0000020
FC69782486751*16.0501-630

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests3560627383/354/6134.122.7075.7000
FC69-1371850402187/51-23.112.2062.9-91
John Charles Hill

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Debut/Last Matches of Jack Hill

Recent Matches of Jack Hill

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Victoria vs West Aust14/37 & 1/4710-Feb-1956MelbourneFC
Victoria vs Queensland261/5503-Feb-1956BrisbaneFC
Victoria vs NSW8 & 20*1/100 & 0/528-Jan-1956SydneyFC
Victoria vs South Aust113/6020-Jan-1956AdelaideFC
Victoria vs South Aust73/4831-Dec-1955MelbourneFC