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John George Gill (1854 – 14 March 1888) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played six first-class matches for Auckland between 1882 and 1885.[1][2]

John Gill

Personal information
Full name	John George Gill
Born	1854 Durham, England
Died	14 March 1888 (aged 34) Takapuna, New Zealand
Role	Opening bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1882-83 to 1884-85	Auckland
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 6 Runs scored 24 Batting average 6.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 14 Balls bowled 774 Wickets 14 Bowling average 18.42 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/56 Catches/stumpings 1/0
Source: Cricinfo, 30 May 2018

Gill was born in Durham, England. His father was a run-holder in New South Wales. Gill had a farm at Takapuna, which was then on the outskirts of Auckland, where he died suddenly of an apoplexy.[3][4]

See also

• List of Auckland representative cricketers

References

External links

• John Gill at ESPNcricinfo

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