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Alan Hill (cricketer)

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Alan Hill
Personal information
Born (1950-06-29) 29 June 1950 (age 74)
Buxworth, Derbyshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off spin
RoleBatsman, umpire
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1972–1986Derbyshire
1976/77Orange Free State
First-class debut30 August 1972 Derbyshire v Somerset
Last First-class16 September 1986 Derbyshire v Somerset
List A debut10 September 1972 Derbyshire v Somerset
Last List A14 September 1986 Derbyshire v Somerset
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 258 155
Runs scored 12356 3518
Batting average 30.89 26.45
100s/50s 18/65 4/15
Top score 172* 153
Balls bowled 554 84
Wickets 9 3
Bowling average 40.55 20.66
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 3/5 3/32
Catches/stumpings 97/– 28/–
Source: CricketArchive, 30 September 2008

Alan Hill (born 29 June 1950) is a former English cricketer and umpire who played for Derbyshire from 1972 to 1986 and for Orange Free State in South Africa in 1976/77.

Hill was born in Buxworth, Derbyshire and began playing for Derbyshire Juniors in 1965. He progressed to the Second XI by 1970 and in 1972 made his first-class debut against Somerset. He was a right-handed batsman, who usually opened for Derbyshire, and an occasional off-break bowler. In first-class cricket, he hit 65 fifties and 18 hundreds, giving him a career average of 30.89. His occasional off-break bowling took only a modest 9 wickets.

Hill is one of only two cricketers to make a century without hitting a boundary, a record that he shares with Paul Hibbert, making 103 in the match for Orange Free State v Griqualand West in 1976–77.[1]

After he retired Hill became an umpire at first-class and List A level, but stopped after only two seasons. He began coaching cricket, working in many schools, and until the end of the 2009 season, was head coach for Newcastle-under-Lyme School.[2]

His brother, Bernard Hill, made several appearances for the Derbyshire Second XI, but never made it to first-class level.

References

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  1. ^ "Fearless Freddo". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Cricket Review 2008". Newcastle-under-Lyme School. Retrieved 30 September 2008.[permanent dead link]
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