| Robert Hills | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Robert Hills |
| Birth Date: | September 1813 |
| Birth Place: | Ash-Next-Ridley, Kent |
| Death Date: | 25 July 1884 (aged 70) |
| Death Place: | Gravesend, Kent |
| Club1: | Kent |
| Year1: | 1836–1838 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 7 |
| Runs1: | 51 |
| Bat Avg1: | 5.66 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 14 |
| Deliveries1: | 240 |
| Wickets1: | 13 |
| Bowl Avg1: | ? |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/? |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/– |
| Date: | 28 August |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15242.html Cricinfo |
Robert Hills (September 1813 – 25 July 1884) was an English cricketer active in the late 1830s. Born at Ash-Next-Ridley, Kent, he was a batsman and bowler of unknown handedness who made seven known appearances in first-class cricket.[1]
Hills made his first-class debut for Kent against Sussex in 1836 at the Old County Ground, Town Malling.[2] He made a further appearance in 1836 in a return fixture between the sides at Brighton, before making five further first-class appearances in 1837.[2] In seven first-class matches for Kent he scored 51 runs at an average of 5.66, with a top-score of 14 not out.[3] As a bowler he took 13 wickets, though due to incomplete records, his bowling average is not known, but it is known the most wickets he took in a single innings was three.[4]
He died at Gravesend, Kent on 25 July 1884.