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Australian cricketer

Les Hill
Personal information
Full nameLeslie Roy Hill
Born(1884-04-27)27 April 1884
Adelaide, South Australia
Died15 December 1952(1952-12-15) (aged 68)
Adelaide, South Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Relations
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1905/06–1910/11South Australia
FC debut11 November 1905 South Australia v Victoria
Last FC10 March 1911 South Australia v South Africans
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 18
Runs scored 583
Batting average 18.21
100s/50s 1/3
Top score 123
Balls bowled 2,562
Wickets 28
Bowling average 47.14
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/82
Catches/stumpings 8/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 December 2009

Leslie Roy Hill (27 April 1884 – 15 December 1952) was an Australian first-class cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he made eighteen appearances for South Australia. He made his top-score of 123 against New South Wales in his penultimate first-class match.

Hill also played Australian rules football for Norwood in the South Australian Football League and was a member of their 1904 and 1907 premiership teams.

References

  1. "New South Wales v South Australia". CricketArchive. 2 December 1910. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  2. The Advertiser, "Death of Norwood Stalwart", 16 December 1952. p. 13

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