Robert Hodge (cricketer)

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

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]