Robert Hodge (cricketer)

Robert Stevenson Hodge (5 November 1914 — 15 September 1994) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and badminton player.

Robert Hodge
Personal information
Full name
Robert Stevenson Hodge
Born5 November 1914
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died15 September 1994(1994-09-15) (aged 79)
Guildford, Surrey, England
Height6 ft 3[1] in (1.91 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1938–1951Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 10
Runs scored 178
Batting average 11.12
100s/50s –/–
Top score 38
Balls bowled 2,177
Wickets 30
Bowling average 27.23
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 5/82
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 August 2022

Hodge was born in November 1914 at Greenock, where he was educated at the Greenock Academy. A club cricketer for Greenock, Hodge made two appearances for Scotland in first-class cricket before the Second World War, playing against Ireland in 1938 at Glasgow and in 1939 at Dublin.[2] Prior to the war, he had joined the Admiralty and had been employed at the Rosyth Dockyard on the Forth of Firth since 1939.[1] In September 1945, he was selected to represent the Under 33s in the Over 33s v Under 33s match at Lord's. Making what Wisden described as a startling entrance,[3] he twice dismissed two batsman in an over and finished with first innings figures of 5 for 82, which would be his only first-class five wicket haul.[4] He resumed playing first-class cricket for Scotland following the war, making a further seven appearances to 1951.[2] Described as possessing a free bowling action,[1] Hodge took 25 wickets for Scotland at an average of 21.80, with best figures of 4 for 26.[5] After the war, he resumed his pre-war career as a land surveyor.[1] In addition to playing cricket, Hodge also played represented Scotland at international level in badminton. He died in England at Guildford in September 1994.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d England discovers Scottish cricket star. Dundee Evening Telegraph. 3 September 1945. p. 6
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Robert Hodge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries in 1994". ESPNcricinfo. 10 February 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Over 33 v Under 33, 1945". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Robert Hodge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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