# Wayne Hill
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{{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](/source/Subiaco%2C_Western_Australia), [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia)
| nickname =
| heightft =
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling =
| role = [Wicket-keeper](/source/Wicket-keeper)
| club1 = [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia_cricket_team)
| year1 = {{nowrap|1983/84–1984/85}}
| columns = 2
| column1 = [First-class](/source/First-class_cricket)
| matches1 = 8
| runs1 = 83
| bat avg1 = 10.37
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 31[*](/source/not_out)
| deliveries1 = 6
| wickets1 = 0
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 23/0
| column2 = [List A](/source/List_A_cricket)
| 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 [cricket](/source/cricket)er who played several matches as a [wicket-keeper](/source/wicket-keeper) for [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia_cricket_team), and later served in a number of positions with the [Western Australian Cricket Association](/source/Western_Australian_Cricket_Association) (WACA). From [Perth](/source/Perth), Hill made his [first-class](/source/first-class_cricket) debut for Western Australia during the 1983–84 [Sheffield Shield](/source/Sheffield_Shield), playing four matches during the competition when [Rod Marsh](/source/Rod_Marsh) was unavailable due to selection for the national team.[[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11767/First-Class_Matches.html First-Class Matches played by Wayne Hill (8)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2012.] He scored 31 [not out](/source/not_out) in Western Australia's first innings, in what was to be his highest first-class score.[[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/44/44183.html Western Australia v Tasmania], Sheffield Shield 1983/84 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2012.] 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](/source/West_Indies_cricket_team) and a match in the [limited-overs](/source/List_A_cricket) [McDonald's Cup](/source/Australian_domestic_limited-overs_cricket_tournament).[[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11767/List_A_Matches.html List A Matches played by Wayne Hill (1)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2012.] However, he was subsequently replaced by [Tim Zoehrer](/source/Tim_Zoehrer) as wicket-keeper in both competitions, and did not play at state level again.[[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.] Hill continued to play at [grade cricket](/source/Western_Australian_Grade_Cricket) level for the [Perth Cricket Club](/source/Perth_Cricket_Club), retiring after the 1987–88 season with 162 matches and a club-record 323 dismissals (264 catches and 59 stumpings).[[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.] From 1995, he served on the selection panel for Western Australia, and was appointed chairman of selectors in April 2002.[[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.] Hill retired from the panel at the conclusion of the 2006–07 season, and was replaced by [Tom Hogan](/source/Tom_Hogan) as chairman.[[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.]
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