Leon Hill
Debut season 1966-67
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Player records
Career totals
Career
14
Games
1
Seasons
from 1966-67
Played
Batting
13
Innings
1
Not outs
268
Runs
52
High score
22.33
Average
1
50s
0
100s
Bowling
22
Wickets
4/66
Best bowling
26.09
Average
179.4 (8-ball)
Overs
Fielding
7
Catches
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | 14 | 268 | 52 | 22.33 | 179.4 | 22 | 4/66 | 7 |
| Career | 14 | 268 | 52 | 22.33 | 22 | 4/66 | 7 |
Every scorecard · 14
| 1966-67 |  v Prahran | 5 | 0/11 & 0/14 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1966-67 |  v Collingwood | 23 | 4/66 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1966-67 |  v Northcote | 22 & 4 | 0/2 & 0/10 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1966-67 |  v Footscray | 31 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1966-67 |  v Hawthorn-East Melbourne | dnb | 3/29 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1966-67 |  v St Kilda | 21 | 2/54 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1966-67 |  v Melbourne | 17 | 3/37 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1966-67 |  v Richmond | 31 & 1 | 3/31 & 0/40 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1966-67 |  v Carlton | 38 | 1/72 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1966-67 |  v Essendon | 15 | 3/78 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1966-67 |  v University | dnb | 0/22 & 0/35 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1966-67 |  v North Melbourne | 8* | 0/14 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1966-67 |  v South Melbourne | dnb | 3/39 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1966-67 | v Melbourne | 52 | 0/20 | Something wrong? Tell us |
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv Prahran, 1966-67
- First fifty52v Melbourne, 1966-67
- Highest score52v Melbourne, 1966-67
- Best bowling4/66v Collingwood, 1966-67
- Last matchMatch 14v Melbourne, 1966-67
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
| Melbourne | 2 | 69 | 52 | 34.50 | 1 | 3 | 19.00 | 3/37 |
| Carlton | 1 | 38 | 38 | 38.00 | 1 | 72.00 | 1/72 | |
| Richmond | 1 | 32 | 31 | 16.00 | 3 | 23.67 | 3/31 | |
| Footscray | 1 | 31 | 31 | 31.00 | – | – | – | |
| Northcote | 1 | 26 | 22 | 13.00 | 0 | – | 0/2 | |
| Camberwell Magpies | 1 | 23 | 23 | 23.00 | 4 | 16.50 | 4/66 | |
| St Kilda | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21.00 | 2 | 27.00 | 2/54 | |
| Essendon | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15.00 | 3 | 26.00 | 3/78 | |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 1 | 8 | 8* | – | 0 | – | 0/14 | |
| Prahran | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | – | 0/11 | |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 9.67 | 3/29 | |
| Melbourne University | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0/22 | |
| Casey South Melbourne | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 13.00 | 3/39 |
Clubs that merged are counted as one, under today's name. Tap a heading to sort; open a club for every match against it.
Splits
By batting position
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 38 | 16.25 | |
| 6 | 7 | 0 | 164 | 52 | 23.43 | 1 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 31 | 39.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle order (4–7) | 11 | 0 | 229 | 52 | 20.82 | 1 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 2 | 1 | 39 | 31 | 39.00 |
Batted most often at 6th.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks0
- 1–94
- 10–192
- 20–293
- 30–493
- 50–991
- 100+0
Turned 0 of 1 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 9.7% of the side's runs in the innings batted.
Dismissals
- Bowled6 · 50%
- Caught3 · 25%
- LBW1 · 8%
- Stumped1 · 8%
- Run out1 · 8%
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 8 | 1 | 167 | 52 | 23.86 | 1 |
| In losses | 4 | 0 | 78 | 31 | 19.50 | |
| In draws | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23.00 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 8 | 10 | 37.40 | 1.3 |
| In losses | 3 | 5 | 21.00 | 1.7 |
| In draws | 2 | 7 | 13.57 | 3.5 |
- Scored 50+: the side won 1 of 1 (100%).
- Every other match: the side won 7 of 13 (54%), lost 4.
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 9 | 1 | 231 | 52 | 28.88 | 1 |
| Batting second | 2 | 0 | 32 | 17 | 16.00 | |
| Second innings of the match | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2.50 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 7 | 7 | 167 | 52 | 27.83 | 9 | 31.33 | 4/66 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 1 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 13.00 | – | – | 0/2 |
| Albert Ground | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17.00 | 3 | 12.33 | 3/37 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15.00 | 3 | 26.00 | 3/78 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 38 | 38 | 38.00 | 1 | 72.00 | 1/72 |
| Toorak Park | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | – | – | 0/11 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 9.67 | 3/29 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 13.00 | 3/39 |
Wickets taken
- Caught13 · 59%
- Bowled4 · 18%
- Stumped4 · 18%
- LBW1 · 5%
Batters dismissed
- Top order (1–3)5 · 23%
- Middle order (4–7)11 · 50%
- Lower order (8–11)6 · 27%
Best in a match: 4/66 v Collingwood, 1966-67. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
At the club
In the record book
- 191st of 488 run-scorers
- 112th of 298 wicket-takers
- 252nd of 525 for matches played
- 200th of 431 for catches
Among players of 1966-67: 17th of 23 for runs, 10th of 17 for wickets, 18th of 23 for matches, 18th of 21 for catches.
Under Fitzroy: 122nd of 321 for runs, 66th of 172 for wickets, 150th of 345 for matches, 129th of 279 for catches.
Played like…
- BA Knowles2007-08 to 2008-09 · 24 m · 448 runs · 39 wkts
- JA Steele1977-78 · 10 m · 207 runs · 12 wkts
- Braden Taeuber2025-26 to 2026-27 · 18 m · 222 runs · 22 wkts
- E Twentyman1895-96 to 1899-00 · 36 m · 601 runs · 44 wkts
The careers nearest Hill’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
- AL Thomson · 14
- EP Illingworth · 14
- W Dunstan · 13
- DJ Anderson · 12
- RW Furlong · 12
- GL Harvey · 11
- WA Heller · 10
- J Potter · 8
- B Martin · 7
- D Ashworth · 6
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, down
The arc
Leon Hill's best season with the bat was 1966-67: 268 runs from 13 innings at 22.33. The best ten-innings patch came in 1966-67: 218 runs at 24.22. The leanest, 1966-67: 193 runs at 19.30.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty52 | 18 Mar 1967 | v Melbourne, 1966-67 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | v Melbourne, 1966-67 | Won, Semi-final |
| 38 | v Carlton, 1966-67 | Won |
| 31 | v Footscray, 1966-67 | Lost |
| 31 | v Richmond, 1966-67 | Won |
| 23 | v Collingwood, 1966-67 | Drawn |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4/66 | v Collingwood, 1966-67 | Drawn |
| 3/29 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1966-67 | Drawn |
| 3/31 | v Richmond, 1966-67 | Won |
| 3/37 | v Melbourne, 1966-67 | Won |
| 3/39 | v South Melbourne, 1966-67 | Lost |
More splits
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 7 | 7 | 1 | 167 | 52 | 27.83 | 9 | 31.33 |
| Away | 7 | 6 | 0 | 101 | 38 | 16.83 | 13 | 22.46 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
By day
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 13 | 12 | 1 | 253 | 52 | 23.00 | 19 | 26.11 |
| Weekday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15.00 | 3 | 26.00 |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 3 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 23 | 13.50 | 4 | 25.75 |
| Nov | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31.00 | 3 | 9.67 |
| Dec | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21.00 | 2 | 27.00 |
| Jan | 4 | 5 | 0 | 102 | 38 | 20.40 | 10 | 25.80 |
| Feb | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8* | – | ||
| Mar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 52.00 | 3 | 19.67 |
Finals
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 13 | 12 | 1 | 216 | 38 | 19.64 | 22 | 25.18 |
| Finals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 52.00 |
Fielding
| Season | M | Ct |
|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | 14 | 7 |
Caught most off
- EP Illingworth × 2
- PJ Measom × 2
- GL Harvey × 1
- RC Bitmead × 1
- WA Heller × 1
Career figures combine what's recorded live in Morrie with the club's own historical records — averages are shown only where there's enough real data to be honest about.