Henry Hill (Warwickshire cricketer)

Henry Hill

Personal information
Full name	Henry Barratt Grosvenor Hill
Born	23 July 1861 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Died	4 June 1913 (aged 51) Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Slow left-arm orthodox
Relations	John Hill (brother) John Hill (nephew)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1894–1900	Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 41 Batting average 6.83 100s/50s –/– Top score 13 Balls bowled 438 Wickets 5 Bowling average 49.60 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 3/15 Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 January 2013

Henry Barratt Grosvenor Hill (23 July 1861 – 4 June 1913) was an English cricketer. Hill was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Birmingham, Warwickshire.

Hill made his first-class debut in Warwickshire's inaugural first-class match against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in 1894. He made two further first-class appearances in that year against Surrey and Gloucestershire, while the following year he made a single first-class appearance against Yorkshire in the County Championship at Park Avenue, Bradford.^[1] Five years later he made a final first-class appearance for Warwickshire against London County.^[1] In five first-class matches, Hill scored 41 runs at an average of 6.83, with a high score of 13.^[2] With the ball, he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of 49.60, with best figures of 3/15.^[3]

He died at the city of his birth on 4 June 1913. His brother John Hill and nephew Alfred Hill both played first-class cricket.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Henry Hill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Hill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Henry Hill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.

External links

• Henry Hill at ESPNcricinfo
• Henry Hill at CricketArchive