Philip Hodgson

Philip Hodgson (21 September 1935 – 30 March 2015) was an English first-class cricketer.[1]

Biography

Hodgson was born in Todmorden, Yorkshire, and educated at Woodhouse Grammar School in London.[2] He was six feet eight inches tall.[3]

A right arm fast medium bowler, Hodgson played thirteen games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1954 and 1956.[1] During his national service with the Royal Air Force he appeared in four matches for the Combined Services in first-class games in 1956 and 1957. In non-first-class cricket he played for the Yorkshire Second XI (1952-1956), the Royal Air Force (1956-1957), and Minor Counties (1956).[4]

Hodgson took 39 wickets in first-class cricket at an average of 24.25, with a best return of 5 for 41 against Sussex in 1954, his only five wicket haul, when he and his opening partner Fred Trueman took five wickets each.[5] He scored 65 runs at 9.28, with a highest score of 26 for the Combined Services against Glamorgan. He batted at number 11, and was not called upon to bat until his seventh match for Yorkshire.[6]

After his brief first-class career he worked as a schoolteacher, playing club cricket for Sheffield United.[3] He died in 2015.[7]

References
  1. Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 371. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
  2. "Philip Hodgson". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. Wisden 2016, p. 220.
  4. "Philip Hodgson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  5. "Sussex v Yorkshire 1954". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  6. "First-Class Matches played by Philip Hodgson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  7. "PHILIP HODGSON | 1935 - 2015". Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
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