Carole Ann Hodges (married name Carole Cornthwaite;[1] born 1 September 1959) is an English former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She appeared in 18 Test matches and 47 One Day Internationals for England between 1982 and 1993. She was part of the England team that won the 1993 World Cup, and took the first ever WODI hattrick in England's first game of the tournament, against Denmark.[2] Her final WODI appearance was in the final of the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup.[3] She played domestic cricket for Lancashire and Cheshire.[4][5]

Carole Hodges
Personal information
Full name
Carole Ann Hodges
Born (1959-09-01) 1 September 1959 (age 64)
Blackpool, Lancashire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 90)6 July 1984 v New Zealand
Last Test19 February 1992 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 32)14 January 1982 v International XI
Last ODI1 August 1993 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1976–1993Lancashire and Cheshire
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 18 47 36 101
Runs scored 1,164 1,073 2,051 3,403
Batting average 40.13 32.51 37.29 48.61
100s/50s 2/6 2/3 3/11 8/14
Top score 158* 113 158* 182*
Balls bowled 2,556 2,207 5,242 4,966
Wickets 23 58 68 118
Bowling average 29.47 15.06 23.94 17.10
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/21 4/3 7/35 5/18
Catches/stumpings 25/– 22/– 44/– 38/–
Source: CricketArchive, 27 February 2021

References edit

  1. ^ "Lancashire Cricket Club Scorecard Archive: Carole Hodges". Lancashire Cricket Club. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Women's ODI Hat-tricks". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Statsguru: Women's One-Day Internationals, Batting records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Player Profile: Carole Hodges". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Player Profile: Carole Hodges". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

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