Ledger Hill

Arthur James Ledger Hill (26 July 1871 in Bassett, Hampshire – 6 September 1950 in Spursholt House, Romsey, Hampshire) was an English cricketer.

Arthur Hill
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed batsman
BowlingUnderarm right-arm fast
International information
National side
  • English
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 3 221
Runs scored 251 10,353
Batting average 62.75 27.98
100s/50s 1/1 19/44
Top score 124 199
Balls bowled 40 16,918
Wickets 4 305
Bowling average 2.00 27.99
5 wickets in innings 0 4
10 wickets in match 0 1
Best bowling 4/8 7/36
Catches/stumpings 1/0 143/0
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Ledger Hill was educated at Marlborough College and Jesus College, Cambridge.[1] He played first-class cricket for Cambridge University between 1890 and 1893, and for Hampshire between 1895 and 1921. He also played three Test matches for England on their tour to South Africa in 1895-96.

Hill scored the first-ever first-class century to be scored in India. His nephew, Richard Page was also a first-class cricketer.

References
  1. "Hill, Arthur [James] Ledger (HL889AJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Ledger Hill


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