Jonathan Hill (cricketer)

{{short description|Filipino-Australian cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Jonathan Hill

| image =

| country = Philippines

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|12|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

| role = All-rounder

| international = true

| T20Idebutdate = 22 March

| T20Idebutyear = 2019

| T20Idebutagainst = Papua New Guinea

| T20Icap = 3

| lastT20Idate = 24 February

| lastT20Iyear = 2022

| lastT20Iagainst = Germany

| date = 24 February 2022

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1082763.html Cricinfo

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Jonathan Hill (born 11 December 1990) is a Filipino-Australian{{cite web|url=http://manilastandard.net/sports/sports-plus/281758/philippine-cricket-takes-next-step.html |title=Philippine cricket takes next step |work=Manila Standard |access-date=22 February 2019}} cricketer who is the current captain of the Philippines cricket team.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1082763.html |title=Jonathan Hill |access-date=22 February 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}{{cite web|url=https://www.southcoastregister.com.au/story/5809870/hills-philippines-side-keep-their-world-cup-dream-alive/ |title=Jonathan Hill leads Philippines to next stage of World Cup qualifying |work=South Coast Register |access-date=22 February 2019}} Hill was born in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, and gained a Philippine passport in 2012, qualifying through his mother, who comes from Mindanao.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} He has played for the Philippines cricket team since 2017,{{cite web|url=https://www.southcoastregister.com.au/story/4523272/jonos-love-of-cricket-continues-story-and-photos/ |title=Jonathan Hill Philippines cricket |work=South Coast Register |access-date=22 February 2019}} and also works as a school teacher in Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/2501672 |title=Philippines skipper Jonathan Hill terms their maiden participation at global qualifiers akin to a 'Super Bowl' |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=24 February 2022}}

In December 2018, Hill led the Philippines team, as they won Group B of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament,{{cite web|url=https://www.panaynews.net/philippines-makes-history-in-cricket-world-cup-qualifier/ |title=Philippines makes history in cricket World Cup qualifier |work=Panay News |access-date=22 February 2019}} with Hill saying "there is something special about this side".{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.ph/philippine-sports/955125/ph-enters-cricket-world-cup-qualifier-after-beating-indonesia/ |title=PH enters Cricket World Cup qualifier after beating Indonesia |work=Fox Sports |access-date=22 February 2019}} Therefore, after winning the qualifier, the Philippines progressed to the Regional Finals, with Hill again named captain of the side for the tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketworld.com/squads-and-fixtures-announced-for-2020-icc-mens-t20-world-cup-eap-final-2019/55093.htm |title=Squads and fixtures announced for 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Final 2019 |work=Cricket World |access-date=22 February 2019}}

In March 2019, he was named in the Philippines squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.{{cite web|url=http://cricketphilippines.com/squads-and-fixtures-announced-for-icc-mens-world-cup-eap-final-2019/ |title=Squads and Fixtures Announced for 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Final 2019 |work=Cricket Philippines |access-date=22 March 2019}} He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for the Philippines against Papua New Guinea on 22 March 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1176792.html |title=1st Match, ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Final at Port Moresby, Mar 22 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=22 March 2019}}

He was part of the Philippines' team for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman.{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/cricketphl/posts/4784279698275316 |title=Carabaos prepare for ICC T20 World Cup Global Qualifiers |work=Philippine Cricket Association (via Facebook) |access-date=4 February 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/2489296 |title=Captains share their thoughts ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier A |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=17 February 2022}}