| Alan Hill | |
| Country: | England |
| Birth Date: | 29 June 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Buxworth, Derbyshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right arm off spin |
| Role: | Batsman, umpire |
| Club1: | Derbyshire |
| Year1: | 1972 - 1986 |
| Club2: | Orange Free State |
| Year2: | 1976/77 |
| Type1: | First-class |
| Debutdate1: | 30 August |
| Debutyear1: | 1972 |
| Debutfor1: | Derbyshire |
| Debutagainst1: | Somerset |
| Lastdate1: | 16 September |
| Lastyear1: | 1986 |
| Lastfor1: | Derbyshire |
| Lastagainst1: | Somerset |
| Type2: | List A |
| Debutdate2: | 10 September |
| Debutyear2: | 1972 |
| Debutfor2: | Derbyshire |
| Debutagainst2: | Somerset |
| Lastdate2: | 14 September |
| Lastyear2: | 1986 |
| Lastfor2: | Derbyshire |
| Lastagainst2: | Somerset |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 258 |
| Runs1: | 12356 |
| Bat Avg1: | 30.89 |
| 100S/50S1: | 18/65 |
| Top Score1: | 172* |
| Deliveries1: | 554 |
| Wickets1: | 9 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 40.55 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/5 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 97/ - |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 155 |
| Runs2: | 3518 |
| Bat Avg2: | 26.45 |
| 100S/50S2: | 4/15 |
| Top Score2: | 153 |
| Deliveries2: | 84 |
| Wickets2: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 20.66 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | n/a |
| Best Bowling2: | 3/32 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 28/ - |
| Date: | 30 September |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11914/11914.html CricketArchive |
Alan Hill (born 29 June 1950) is a former English cricketer and umpire who played for Derbyshire from 1972 to 1986 and for Orange Free State in South Africa in 1976/77.
Hill was born in Buxworth, Derbyshire and began playing for Derbyshire Juniors in 1965. He progressed to the Second XI by 1970 and in 1972 made his first-class debut against Somerset. He was a right-handed batsman, who usually opened for Derbyshire, and an occasional off-break bowler. In first-class cricket, he hit 65 fifties and 18 hundreds, giving him a career average of 30.89. His occasional off-break bowling took only a modest 9 wickets.
Hill is one of only two cricketers to make a century without hitting a boundary, a record that he shares with Paul Hibbert, making 103 in the match for Orange Free State v Griqualand West in 1976–77.[1]
After he retired Hill became an umpire at first-class and List A level, but stopped after only two seasons. He began coaching cricket, working in many schools, and until the end of the 2009 season, was head coach for Newcastle-under-Lyme School.[2]
His brother, Bernard Hill, made several appearances for the Derbyshire Second XI, but never made it to first-class level.