{{Short description|Australian cricketer}} {{About|the Australian cricketer|the U.S. congressional candidate|United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2010#District 2{{!}}United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2010}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Use Australian English|date=December 2012}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Wayne Hill | country = Australia | fullname = Wayne Douglas Hill | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|12|05|df=yes}} | birth_place = Subiaco, Western Australia | nickname = | heightft = | heightinch = | heightm = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = | role = Wicket-keeper | club1 = Western Australia | year1 = {{nowrap|1983/84–1984/85}} | columns = 2 | column1 = First-class | matches1 = 8 | runs1 = 83 | bat avg1 = 10.37 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 31* | deliveries1 = 6 | wickets1 = 0 | bowl avg1 = – | fivefor1 = – | tenfor1 = – | best bowling1 = – | catches/stumpings1 = 23/0 | column2 = List A | matches2 = 1 | runs2 = – | bat avg2 = – | 100s/50s2 = – | top score2 = – | deliveries2 = – | wickets2 = – | bowl avg2 = – | fivefor2 = – | tenfor2 = – | best bowling2 = – | catches/stumpings2 = 1/0 | date = 15 December | year = 2012 | source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11767/11767.html CricketArchive }}
'''Wayne Douglas Hill''' (born 5 December 1953) is a former Australian cricketer who played several matches as a wicket-keeper for Western Australia, and later served in a number of positions with the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA). From Perth, Hill made his first-class debut for Western Australia during the 1983–84 Sheffield Shield, playing four matches during the competition when Rod Marsh was unavailable due to selection for the national team.<ref name="fc">[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11767/First-Class_Matches.html First-Class Matches played by Wayne Hill (8)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2012.</ref> He scored 31 not out in Western Australia's first innings, in what was to be his highest first-class score.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/44/44183.html Western Australia v Tasmania], Sheffield Shield 1983/84 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2012.</ref> Marsh retired at the end of the season, and Hill played in Western Australia's first three Sheffield Shield matches, as well as a tour match against the West Indies and a match in the limited-overs McDonald's Cup.<ref name="fc"/><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11767/List_A_Matches.html List A Matches played by Wayne Hill (1)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2012.</ref> However, he was subsequently replaced by Tim Zoehrer as wicket-keeper in both competitions, and did not play at state level again.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/Sheffield_Shield_1984-85/Fielding_by_Dismissals.html Fielding in Sheffield Shield 1984/85 (Ordered by Dismissals)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2012.</ref> Hill continued to play at grade cricket level for the Perth Cricket Club, retiring after the 1987–88 season with 162 matches and a club-record 323 dismissals (264 catches and 59 stumpings).<ref>[http://www.perthcricket.org/content.aspx?file=532|34650g History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224192438/http://www.perthcricket.org/content.aspx?file=532%7C34650g |date=24 February 2024 }} – Perth Cricket Club. Retrieved 15 December 2012.</ref> From 1995, he served on the selection panel for Western Australia, and was appointed chairman of selectors in April 2002.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/111047.html Wayne Hill appointed Chairman of State Selection Panel] – ESPNcricinfo. Published 11 April 2002. Retrieved 15 December 2012.</ref> Hill retired from the panel at the conclusion of the 2006–07 season, and was replaced by Tom Hogan as chairman.<ref>[http://www.waca.com.au/other/news_detail.php?ID=761 Laird and Harvey Join State Match Committee] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501134155/http://waca.com.au/other/news_detail.php?ID=761 |date=1 May 2013 }} – Western Australian Cricket Association. Published 31 May 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2012.</ref>
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