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Neil Gill

English cricketer (born 1971)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ6988634
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Neil Stuart Gill (born 22 September 1971) is a former English cricketer. Gill was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium-fast. He was born in Bradford, Yorkshire.

Gill made his debut in County Cricket for Lincolnshire against Northumberland in the 1996 Minor Counties Championship. From 1996 to 1998, he represented the county in 7 Championship matches, the last of which came against Buckinghamshire. He also represented the county in 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches against Bedfordshire in 1996 and Hertfordshire in 1997. Gill represented the county in a single List A match against Gloucestershire in the 1996 NatWest Trophy.

In 2000, he first represented the Worcestershire Cricket Board in List A cricket against the Yorkshire in the 2000 NatWest Trophy. From 1999 to 2002, he represented the Board in 6 List A matches, the last of which came against Northumberland in the 2nd round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was held in 2002. In his career total of 7 List A matches, he scored 102 runs at a batting average of 25.50, with a high score of 37*.

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