T. E. C. "Tommy" Hobson (26 March 1881 – 2 September 1937) was a South African international rugby union player.
| Birth name | Thomas Edward Carter Hobson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 March 1881 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Somerset East, Cape Colony | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 September 1937 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | near Kimberley, Cape Province | ||||||||||||||||
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Hobson played his club rugby at Hamilton and represented West Province at both cricket and rugby.[1]
He appeared in his only Test match during the tour of South Africa by the British Isles team in 1903.[2]
As a cricketer he played two first-class matches for Western Province, both back to back fixtures in the 1906/07 Currie Cup. A bowler, he wasn't used in his debut match against Eastern Province, with the other bowlers dismissing their opponents cheaply in both innings. His next match was played against Griqualand West and he took 4/32 in the first innings and one more wicket in the second.[3]
References edit
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Tommy Hobson". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "South Africa 8 – 0 Great Britain". ESPN Scrum.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Hobson (2)". CricketArchive.
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