| John Hill | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Birth Date: | 22 September 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Gore, Southland, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand |
| Family: | Robbie Hill (son) |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Left-arm medium |
| Club1: | Southland |
| Club2: | Otago |
| Year2: | 1961/62–1962/63 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 8 |
| Runs1: | 31 |
| Bat Avg1: | 5.16 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 10 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,266 |
| Wickets1: | 19 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 25.42 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/61 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/– |
| Date: | 21 April |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/john-hill-37398 CricInfo |
John Hill (22 September 1930 – 26 August 2002) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played eight first-class matches for Otago teams, two during the 1961–62 season and six in 1962–63.[1]
Hill was born at Gore in Southland and was educated at Gore High School.[2] A left-arm medium-pace bowler, he played most of his senior cricket for Southland. In Southland's match against the touring West Indian team in 1955–56, he took 8 for 55 in the first innings.[3] A year later, against the touring Australians, he took four of the six wickets that fell in the Australians' only innings.[4] In his first-class career his best figures came in his last match, for an Otago Invitation XI against the touring MCC in March 1963, when he took four wickets.[5]
Hill died at Invercargill in 2002 at the age of 71.[1] An obituary was published in the 2003 edition of the New Zealand Cricket Almanack.[2] His son, Robbie, also played for Otago and Southland.[6]