Phillip Hodson (cricketer)

Phillip Hodson
Personal information
Full name
Richard Phillip Hodson
Born (1951-04-26) 26 April 1951 (age 73)
Horbury, Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RelationsWill Hodson (son)
Tony Greig (brother-in-law)
Ian Greig (brother-in-law)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1971–1973Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 19 4
Runs scored 687 61
Batting average 20.81 15.25
100s/50s 1/2 0/0
Top score 111 27
Balls bowled 1,845 12
Wickets 29 0
Bowling average 26.41 –
5 wickets in innings 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 –
Best bowling 4/54 –
Catches/stumpings 8/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 August 2020

Richard Phillip Hodson (born 26 April 1951) is an English former first-class cricketer, cricket administrator and businessman.

Hodson was born at Horbury in April 1951. He was educated in Wakefield at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, before going up to Downing College, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, making his debut against Surrey in 1971. Hodson played first-class cricket for Cambridge until 1973, making eighteen appearances.[2] An all-rounder, he scored 677 runs in his eighteen matches at an average of 21.15.[3] He scored one century for Cambridge, making 111 against Kent in 1973.[4][5] With his right-arm medium pace bowling he took 26 wickets at a bowling average of 26.80, with best figures of 4 for 54.[6] In addition to playing first-class cricket for Cambridge, he also made a single appearance for a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities cricket team against the touring New Zealanders at Fenner's in 1973.[2] Hodson also played List A one-day cricket for Cambridge University in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup, making four appearances.[7]

After graduating from Cambridge, Hodson made regular appearances for the Yorkshire seconds, but did not feature for the first eleven. Away from cricket, he started a small business in 1977 and progressed to become the chief executive of The Oval Group, one of largest privately owned corporate insurance brokers in the United Kingdom.[5] He was appointed president of the Marylebone Cricket Club in 2011, succeeding Christopher Martin-Jenkins.[8] He was the first Yorkshireman to be MCC president since Sir William Worsley fifty years previously.[5]

Hodson is married to Sally Ann Hodson (née Greig), the sister of the England cricketers Tony and Ian Greig.[9] Their son Will has played cricket at first-class level.

  1. ^ "Player profile: Phillip Hodson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Phillip Hodson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Phillip Hodson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding Against Each Opponent by Phillip Hodson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Phillip Hodson to become next MCC President". www.yorkshireccc.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  6. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Phillip Hodson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  7. ^ "List A Matches played by Phillip Hodson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Phillip Hodson will become next MCC president". BBC Sport. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  9. ^ Dean, Geoffrey (30 May 2020). "Sister of England cricketing great Tony Greig salutes hospital staff after five-week stay in ICU". The Times. Retrieved 12 August 2020.