Geoffrey Hill (cricketer, born 1837)

Geoffrey Hill
Personal information
Full name	Geoffrey Richard Clegg Hill
Born	17 April 1837; Weston-under-Redcastle, Shropshire, England
Died	4 May 1891 (aged 54); Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Batting	Unknown
Domestic team information
1861	Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Matches	1
Runs scored	3
Batting average	3.00
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	3
Catches/stumpings	1/–
	Source: Cricinfo, 30 May 2021

Geoffrey Richard Clegg Hill DL JP (17 April 1837 – 4 May 1891) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The son of Rowland Hill, 2nd Viscount Hill, he was born in April 1837 at Hawkstone Hall in Weston-under-Redcastle, Shropshire. He was educated at Harrow School.^[1] After completing his education, Hill purchased the rank of cornet in the Royal Horse Guards in December 1854,^[2] later purchasing the rank of lieutenant in March 1857.^[3]

A keen cricketer, Hill made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Hampshire at Lord's in 1861.^[4] He batted once in the match, making 3 runs in the MCC first innings before being dismissed caught and bowled by Henry Holmes.^[5] He played below first-class at county level for Shropshire between 1867-73 and club level for Wem and Hawkstone.^[6]

Having retired from the Royal Horse Guards in April 1864,^[7] Hill was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Shropshire in 1865.^[8] He was promoted to captain in July 1867, at which point he was serving with the 1st Shropshire Artillery Volunteer Corps,^[9] with promotion to major following in May 1869.^[10] Hill resigned his commission in December 1875.^[11] He was also a justice of the peace for Shropshire.^[1] Hill died following a short illness in May 1891 at his residence near Llandeilo in Wales.^[12] His elder brother was the politician Rowland Clegg-Hill, 3rd Viscount Hill.

References

^ ^a ^b Dauglish, M. G.; Stephenson, P. K. (1911). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911 (3 ed.). London: Longmans, Green, and Co. p. 234.
^ "No. 21641". The London Gazette. 15 December 1854. p. 4093.
^ "No. 21982". The London Gazette. 27 March 1857. p. 1135.
^ "First-Class Matches played by Geoffrey Hill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Hampshire, 1861". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ Percival, Tony (1899). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1898. pp. 16, 45. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.Published by Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
^ "No. 22843". The London Gazette. 12 April 1864. p. 2054.
^ "No. 22955". The London Gazette. 7 April 1865. p. 1931.
^ "No. 23276". The London Gazette. 16 July 1867. p. 3973.
^ "No. 23498". The London Gazette. 18 May 1869. p. 2892.
^ "No. 24277". The London Gazette. 21 December 1875. p. 6517.
^ Notes and News. Tenbury Wells Advertiser. 12 May 1891. p. 5