LedgerHill

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Arthur James Ledger Hill was an English cricketer and played Test cricket for England in 1896. In first-class cricket, he began his career playing for Cambridge University while studying at Jesus College, Cambridge. He would play the majority of his first-class cricket for Hampshire, for whom he made 161 appearances between 1895 and 1921. Early in his career, Hill was a "useful fast bowler" and would take 305 first-class wickets during his career, the majority of which came prior to 1900. As a batsman, he scored over 10,000 runs in first-class cricket, recording nineteen centuries. He was notable for scoring the first-ever first-class century in India, which he made touring with Lord Hawke's XI in January 1893. His sporting endeavours also extended to rugby union and field hockey, with him representing Hampshire in both.