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George Hodgson

1839 – 1917

English cricketer

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Lived 1839 – 1917 (aged 77). George Hodgson was a cricketer.

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.

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Trinity College, Harrow School
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English cricketer

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George Hodgson was born on 4 May 1839 in Isle of Thanet.

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George Hodgson died on 15 April 1917 in Hythe.

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George Hodgson was a cricketer.

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· Wikipedia: George Hodgson

· Wikidata: Q98066268

· DBpedia: George Hodgson (cricketer)

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