George Hodgson (cricketer)

George Hodgson
Personal information
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
Career statistics
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

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

^ ^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.