James Gill (New Zealand cricketer)

James Gill

Personal information
Full name	James Allan Gill
Born	(1928-04-11)11 April 1928 Invercargill, New Zealand
Died	30 June 2019(2019-06-30) (aged 91) Invercargill, New Zealand
Batting	Left-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1953/54–1963/64	Otago
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 16 Runs scored 458 Batting average 16.96 100s/50s 0/2 Top score 91 Catches/stumpings 18/5
Source: Cricinfo, 6 February 2018

James Allan Gill (11 April 1928 – 30 June 2019) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played 16 first-class matches for Otago between 1953 and 1964.[1]

Jim Gill was a wicket-keeper and a useful batsman. He made his highest score of 91 as an opening batsman against Canterbury on Christmas Day 1954.[2] He also played for Southland from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s and was a life member and patron of the Southland Cricket Association.[3] He died on 30 June 2019 in Invercargill.[4]

Gill was born at Invercargill in Southland in 1928. In later life he was a selector for the Otago side.[5]

References

1. "James Gill". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
2. "Canterbury v Otago 1954–55". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
3. Otago Cricket Annual Report 2018-2019 (PDF). Dunedin: Otago Cricket Association. 2019. p. 29.
4. "James Allan Gill". Frasers Funerals. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
5. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 54. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2