About Dorothy Hobson
Born 1946. Dorothy Hobson is a cricketer.
Dorothy Hobson (born 11 November 1946) is a Jamaican former cricketer who played primarily as a right-arm off break bowler. She appeared in five One Day Internationals for Jamaica at the 1973 World Cup, and four Test matches and two One Day Internationals for the West Indies between 1976 and 1979. She also played domestic cricket for Jamaica.
Career Hobson batted in the middle-order, and bowled right-arm off break. In 1973, she was a member of the Caribbean Women's Cricket Federation, which aimed to make tours more affordable for the countries in the West Indies. In 1976, Hobson was included in the first ever West Indies women squad. In 2015, Hobson helped relaunch the Jamaica Women's Cricket League, which had not been held for five years.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Dorothy Hobson. https://biography.guide/dorothy-hobson/
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