James Gill (New Zealand cricketer)
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| Full name | James Allan Gill | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 April 1928 Invercargill, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 June 2019 (aged 91) Invercargill, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1953/54–1963/64 | Otago | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 February 2018 | |||||||||||||||
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]
References[edit]
- ^ "James Gill". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ "Canterbury v Otago 1954–55". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ Otago Cricket Annual Report 2018-2019 (PDF). Dunedin: Otago Cricket Association. 2019. p. 29.
- ^ "James Allan Gill". Frasers Funerals. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 54. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
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