Ledger Hill
A drawing of Hill in Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game (1892) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Arthur James Ledger Hill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 July 1871 Bassett, Hampshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 September 1950 (aged 79) Romsey, Hampshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm roundarm-fast Right-arm underarm-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Anthony Hill (son) Richard Page (nephew) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 98) | 13 February 1896 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 21 March 1896 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1890–1893 | Cambridge University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1890–1911/12 | Marylebone Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895–1921 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 November 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arthur James Ledger Hill (26 July 1871 – 6 September 1950) was an English cricketer and played Test cricket for England in 1896. In first-class cricket, he began his career playing for Cambridge University while studying at Jesus College, Cambridge. He would play the majority of his first-class cricket for Hampshire, for whom he made 161 appearances between 1895 and 1921. Early in his career, Hill was a "useful fast bowler" and would take 305 first-class wickets during his career, the majority of which came prior to 1900. As a batsman, he scored over 10,000 runs in first-class cricket, recording nineteen centuries. He was notable for scoring the first-ever first-class century in India, which he made touring with Lord Hawke's XI in January 1893. His sporting endeavours also extended to rugby union and field hockey, with him representing Hampshire in both.