James Gill | |
Fullname: | James Allan Gill |
Birth Date: | 11 April 1928 |
Birth Place: | Invercargill, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Invercargill, New Zealand |
Batting: | Left-handed |
Role: | Wicket-keeper |
Club1: | Otago |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 16 |
Runs1: | 458 |
Bat Avg1: | 16.96 |
100S/50S1: | 0/2 |
Top Score1: | 91 |
Hidedeliveries: | true |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 18/5 |
Date: | 6 February 2018 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37158.html Cricinfo |
James Allan Gill (11 April 1928 – 30 June 2019) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played 16 first-class matches for Otago between 1953 and 1964.[1]
Jim Gill was a wicket-keeper and a useful batsman. He made his highest score of 91 as an opening batsman against Canterbury on Christmas Day 1954.[2] He also played for Southland from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s and was a life member and patron of the Southland Cricket Association.[3] He died on 30 June 2019 in Invercargill.[4]
Gill was born at Invercargill in Southland in 1928. In later life he was a selector for the Otago side.[5]