William Hodson (cricketer, born 1841)

William Hodson

Personal information
Full name	William Hodson
Born	24 January 1841 Cocking, Sussex, England
Died	18 May 1896 (aged 55) Preston Park, Sussex, England
Batting style	Unknown
Bowling style	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1860–1863	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 15 Runs scored 496 Batting average 21.56 100s/50s –/1 Top score 50 Balls bowled 36 Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 January 2012

William Hodson (24 January 1841 – 15 May 1896) was an English cricketer. Hodson's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at Cocking, Sussex.

Hodson made his first-class debut for Sussex against Kent in 1860. He made thirteen further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1863.^[1] In his fourteen first-class matches for Sussex, he scored 450 runs at an average of 20.45, with a high score of 50.^[2] This score was his only half century and came against Kent in 1863.^[3] He also made a single first-class appearance for the Gentlemen of the South against the Players of Surrey in 1863.^[1]

He died at Preston Park, Sussex on 15 May 1896.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by William Hodson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Hodson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
3. "Sussex v Kent, 1863". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 January 2012.

External links

• William Hodson at ESPNcricinfo
• William Hodson at CricketArchive