George Hodgson (cricketer)
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| Full name | George Harris Hodgson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 May 1839 Thanet, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 April 1917 (aged 77) Hythe, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown arm roundarm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Harris Hodgson (4 May 1839 – 15 April 1917) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of John George Hodgson, he was born at Thanet in May 1839. He was educated at Harrow School,[1] before going up to Trinity College, Oxford.[2] A keen cricketer, Hodgson did not feature in first-class cricket for Oxford University Cricket Club, but did make four first-class appearances for the Gentlemen of Kent from 1858 to 1861.[3] He scored 74 runs in his four matches at an average of 18.50, with a high score of 32.[4] With his roundarm fast bowling he took 2 wickets.[5][6]
Hodgson graduated from Oxford in 1866 with a master's degree. He later served as secretary to the Clergy Mutual Assurance Society.[1] Hodgson died at Hythe in April 1917.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911. Longmans, Green. p. 251.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 672.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Hodgson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Hodgson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Wisden - Other deaths in 1917". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by George Hodgson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.