In the opinion of The Age cricket expert, Percy Beames, who had been in the West Indies for the entire Australian tour, Hill had simply failed to progress — Beames, P. (20 June 1955) "Tour Raises Hopes for Next English Series", The Age, p. 18.
A Photograph of Jack in his St Kilda Cricket Club blazer, with his wife Marie, and his father Alec, is at Selection Was Surprise, The Sydney Morning Herald, (14 February 1953), p. 10.