George Hodgson (cricketer)

George Harris Hodgson (4 May 1839 – 15 April 1917) was an English first-class cricketer.

George Hodgson
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Harris Hodgson
Born4 May 1839
Thanet, Kent, England
Died15 April 1917(1917-04-15) (aged 77)
Hythe, Kent, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown arm roundarm fast
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 74
Batting average 18.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 32
Balls bowled 68
Wickets 2
Bowling average 11.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/0
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 August 2020

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 1858–61.[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
  1. Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911. Longmans, Green. p. 251.
  2. Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 672.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by George Hodgson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  4. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Hodgson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. "Wisden - Other deaths in 1917". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  6. "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by George Hodgson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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