James Hodson (30 October 1808 – 17 March 1879) was an English cricketer. Hodson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm medium pace. He was born at Ditchling, Sussex.
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| Full name | James Hodson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 October 1808 Ditchling, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 March 1879 (aged 70) Hunston, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm roundarm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1838–1854 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 February 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hodson made his first-class debut for Sussex against Kent in 1838. Sussex County Cricket Club was formed the following season, with Hodson playing in the team's first-class debut against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's.[1] In total, he made 51 first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against Surrey in 1854.[1] He took 95 wickets with his roundarm bowling, at an average of 15.58.[2] He took three five wicket hauls during his career, achieving best innings figures against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1839. Hodson took 8 wickets in the Marylebone Cricket Club's first innings, though his exact bowling figures are not recorded.[3] These figures made Hodson the first person to take a five wicket haul for Sussex County Cricket Club. With the bat, Hodson scored 554 runs at a batting average of 7.48, with a high score of 44.[4] In addition to playing for Sussex, both before and after the county club was founded, Hodson appeared for an England XI, the Players and the All England Eleven.[5]
He died at Hunston Mill, near Hunston, Sussex on 17 March 1879.
References edit
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by James Hodson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by James Hodson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Sussex, 1839". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Hodson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ "Teams James Hodson played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
External links edit
- James Hodson at ESPNcricinfo
- James Hodson at CricketArchive