Alan Hodgson
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Full name | Alan Hodgson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Moorside, England | 27 October 1951|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 6 October 2016 | (aged 64)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1970–1979 | Northamptonshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
References
- ^ "Wisden Obituaries, 2016". Cricinfo. 20 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Tributes pour in for former Northants bowler Alan Hodgson". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ Gower, David (September 2013). An Endangered Species. Simon and Schuster. p. 70. ISBN 9781471102370. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ Radd, Andrew (6 October 2016). "Northants' Gillette Cup winner Alan Hodgson dies aged 64". BBC Radio Northampton. Retrieved 8 October 2016.