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George Harris Hodgson (4 May 1839 – 15 April 1917) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of John George Hodgson, he was born at Thanet in May 1839. He was educated at Harrow School, before going up to Trinity College, Oxford. A keen cricketer, Hodgson did not feature in first-class cricket for Oxford University Cricket Club, but did make four first-class appearances for the Gentlemen of Kent from 1858 to 1861. He scored 74 runs in his four matches at an average of 18.50, with a high score of 32. With his roundarm fast bowling he took 2 wickets.

Hodgson graduated from Oxford in 1866 with a master's degree. He later served as secretary to the Clergy Mutual Assurance Society. Hodgson died at Hythe in April 1917.

References

1. ^ Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911. Longmans, Green. p. 251.
2. Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 672.
3. "First-Class Matches played by George Hodgson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
4. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Hodgson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
5. ^ "Wisden - Other deaths in 1917". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
6. "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by George Hodgson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links

• George Hodgson at ESPNcricinfo

• 1839 births
• 1917 deaths
• People from Thanet (district)
• People educated at Harrow School
• Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford
• English cricketers
• Gentlemen of Kent cricketers
• People from Hythe, Kent
• Cricketers from Kent