Robert Hills (cricketer, born 1813)

Not to be confused with Robert Hills (cricketer, born 1837).

Robert Hills

Personal information
Full name	Robert Hills
Born	September 1813 Ash-Next-Ridley, Kent
Died	25 July 1884 (aged 70) Gravesend, Kent
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1836–1838	Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 7 Runs scored 51 Batting average 5.66 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 14* Balls bowled 240 Wickets 13 Bowling average ? 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 3/? Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 August 2014

Robert Hills (September 1813 – 25 July 1884) was an English cricketer active in the late 1830s. Born at Ash-Next-Ridley, Kent, he was a batsman and bowler of unknown handedness who made seven known appearances in first-class cricket.[1]

Hills made his first-class debut for Kent against Sussex in 1836 at the Old County Ground, Town Malling.[2] He made a further appearance in 1836 in a return fixture between the sides at Brighton, before making five further first-class appearances in 1837.[2] In seven first-class matches for Kent he scored 51 runs at an average of 5.66, with a top-score of 14 not out.[3] As a bowler he took 13 wickets, though due to incomplete records, his bowling average is not known, but it is known the most wickets he took in a single innings was three.[4]

He died at Gravesend, Kent on 25 July 1884.

References

1. Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), p. 249. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
2. "First-Class Matches played by Robert Hills". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robert Hills". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
4. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Robert Hills". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2014.

External links

• Robert Hills at ESPNcricinfo