Alan Hodgson

Alan Hodgson
Personal information
Full name
Alan Hodgson
Born(1951-10-27)27 October 1951
Moorside, England
Died6 October 2016(2016-10-06) (aged 64)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1970–1979Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 99 127
Runs scored 909 408
Batting average 9.67 7.15
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 41* 26
Balls bowled 5,964 4,153
Wickets 206 169
Bowling average 28.95 24.57
5 wickets in innings 2 2
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/30 7/39
Catches/stumpings 31/– 20/–
Source: CricketArchive, 13 June 2010

Alan Hodgson (27 October 1951 – 6 October 2016) was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler who used to play for Northamptonshire.[1]

Hodgson made his debut in 1970, and was part of the Northamptonshire team that won the 1976 Gillette Cup.[2] In the same year, he won a county cap.[2] He retired in 1979, but continued to play for the Old Northamptonians.[2] In his autobiography, David Gower described Hodgson as a "big tall Geordie".[3] He died suddenly on 6 October 2016.[2] Speaking after the announcement of his death, Allan Lamb said of Hodgson that "He was a great man. When I first came to Northampton he was the guy that looked after me, helped me and settled me in."[4]

  1. ^ "Wisden Obituaries, 2016". Cricinfo. 20 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Tributes pour in for former Northants bowler Alan Hodgson". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. ^ Gower, David (September 2013). An Endangered Species. Simon and Schuster. p. 70. ISBN 9781471102370. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. ^ Radd, Andrew (6 October 2016). "Northants' Gillette Cup winner Alan Hodgson dies aged 64". BBC Radio Northampton. Retrieved 8 October 2016.