Les Hill (cricketer)

{{short description|Australian cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Les Hill

| country = Australia

| fullname = Leslie Roy Hill

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1884|04|27|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Adelaide, South Australia

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1952|12|15|1884|04|27|df=yes}}

| death_place = Adelaide, South Australia

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

| family = {{ubl|Clem Hill (brother)|Stanley Hill (brother)|Arthur Hill (brother)|Henry Hill (brother)|Percival Hill (brother)|Wyndham Hill-Smith (nephew)}}

| club1 = South Australia

| year1 = {{nowrap|1905/06–1910/11}}

| type1 = FC

| debutdate1 = 11 November

| debutyear1 = 1905

| debutfor1 = South Australia

| debutagainst1 = Victoria

| lastdate1 = 10 March

| lastyear1 = 1911

| lastfor1 = South Australia

| lastagainst1 = South Africans

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 18

| runs1 = 583

| bat avg1 = 18.21

| 100s/50s1 = 1/3

| top score1 = 123

| deliveries1 = 2,562

| wickets1 = 28

| bowl avg1 = 47.14

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 5/82

| catches/stumpings1 = 8/–

| date = 16 December

| year = 2009

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10128/10128.html CricketArchive

}}

Leslie Roy Hill (27 April 1884 – 15 December 1952) was an Australian first-class cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he made eighteen appearances for South Australia. He made his top-score of 123 against New South Wales in his penultimate first-class match.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/8/8311.html |title=New South Wales v South Australia |publisher=CricketArchive |date=1910-12-02 |accessdate=2009-12-16}}

Hill also played Australian rules football for Norwood in the South Australian Football League and was a member of their 1904 and 1907 premiership teams.The Advertiser, "[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47533029 Death of Norwood Stalwart]", 16 December 1952. p. 13