Courtney Hill (cricketer)

Courtney Hill
Personal information
Full name Courtney Hill
Born (1987-01-09) 9 January 1987
Bowling Right-arm medium
Role Bowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009– Queensland Fire (squad no. 22)
2015– Brisbane Heat (squad no. 22)
Source: Cricinfo, 13 March 2017

Courtney Hill (born 9 January 1987) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a pace bowler for Queensland Fire and Brisbane Heat.[1]

Nicknamed "Corker" because her younger sister had difficulty pronouncing her name as a toddler, Hill was born in Monto, Queensland. She was raised there, and in Rockhampton, where she also learned to play cricket.[2][3][4] In November 2009, Hill made her debut for Queensland Fire.[4] In 2011, she moved to the Sunshine Coast to pursue a career in professional cricket.[5]

Injury prevented Hill from having much of an impact on the 2011–12 Women's National Cricket League season. The following summer, she had limited opportunities due to competition from other pace bowlers, but still played five of the eight WNCL matches and nine of the 12 T20s. In 2013–14, she enjoyed more success, taking wickets in both series at averages of 29.33 and 18.42 respectively.[4]

Hill has been a member of the Brisbane Heat squad since its inaugural WBBL01 season (2015–16).[6]

A schoolteacher by profession, Hill worked at St Ursula's College, Yeppoon, while living in Rockhampton,[2] and as of 2015 was the Year 10 co-ordinator at Unity College, Caloundra.[7] In 2014, she took up professional sprinting, and, in her debut performance, won the 100m Ladies Gift at the 33rd annual Ipswich Winter Carnival.[8] In 2015, she competed in Australia's premiere handicap sprint, the Stawell Gift.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Courtney Hill". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 Williams, Guy (27 October 2010). "Courtney is a 'corker' on the pitch". Rockhampton Morning Bulletin. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Holdsworth, Matty (12 January 2017). "Country cricketers let the Heat wave in". Rockhampton Morning Bulletin. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Courtney Hill". Queensland Cricket website. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  5. ↑ Mooney, Cade (18 August 2011). "Taking on the men the way to go". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Jolly, Laura (30 November 2015). "Cricket's biggest stars sign on for WBBL01". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  7. ↑ Taylor, Steele (24 December 2015). "Hill revels in Women's Big Bash League as tough match looms". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  8. ↑ Lems, David (19 August 2014). "Queensland Fire speedster surprises with her pace on the track". The Queensland Times. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Stawell's gift to Courtney Hill". ACA website. Australian Cricketers' Association. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2017.


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