Michael John Hill (born 1 July 1951) is an English former first-class

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er. Hill was born in July 1951 at Harwell, Berkshire. He was educated at

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where he was coached by ex-

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. He initially played for the junior fifteen

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side and rugby sevens team in 1965 and 1966 before winning the Single Wicket Cricket Competition Cup in the summer of 1965. He was selected to play for the Southern Counties cricket team as wicketkeeper, in 1969 and 1970 and was the School's first XI captain in 1970. Shortly after completing his education, Hill joined the staff at

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in 1970 as wicket-keeping understudy to Bob Stephenson. Having played for the Hampshire Second XI since 1970, Hill eventually made his senior debut in a first-class match against the touring

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in 1973. Stephenson's presence in the Hampshire side continued to limit his first team opportunities, with him making a further five first-class appearances up to 1976. In his six first-class matches, he scored 68 runs at an

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of exactly 17, with a highest score of 27

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; as a wicket-keeper, he took nine catches. In addition to playing first-class cricket, Hill also made four List A one-day appearances from 1975 to 1976. He scored 20 runs with a highest score of 11

in these matches, whilst taking two catches and making a single

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. He remained on the Hampshire staff until the end of the 1976 season, but left following the arrival of

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Michael 1951 births Living people People from Vale of White Horse (district) People educated at Abingdon School English cricketers Hampshire cricketers 20th-century English sportsmen