Reginald Hawson
 The Tasmanian cricket team that beat Victoria at the MCG in 1902-03. Reg Hawson is standing at the far left. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Reginald James Hawson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 September 1880 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 February 1928 (aged 47) Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1898-99 – 1913-14 | Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 December 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reginald James Hawson (2 September 1880 – 20 February 1928) was an Australian cricketer. He played 27 first-class matches for Tasmania between 1898 and 1914.[1]
Life and family[edit]
Hawson was a son of Edward Hawson (died 3 November 1925), noted Hobart businessman and a trustee of the Tasmanian Cricket Association,[2] and his wife Mary Jane Hawson (née Smith, died 13 October 1924), who married in 1873.[3]
He married Mabel Blundstone, daughter of John Blundstone, on 20 January 1903. Edgar Hawson (25 July 1878 – 29 September 1946) was a brother.
Hawson joined the public service in Tasmania in 1899 and became Superintendent of the New Town Infirmary in Hobart in 1914, a position he held at the time of his death in February 1928. He left a widow, two sons and three daughters.[4]
Cricket career[edit]
In his history of Tasmanian cricket, Roger Page said Hawson was "Stylish, possessing all the strokes, especially the square cut ... Besides, he was the ace slip of his time."[5] Hawson captained Tasmania to a 54-run victory over Victoria at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1912-13 in which he contributed 41 and 199 not out.[6] He also scored 139 against Victoria in Launceston in 1908-09.[7] In the annual intrastate match between North and South in 1910-11 he scored 238 not out, captaining South to an innings victory.[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Reginald Hawson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "The Late Mr E. Hawson". The Mercury (Hobart). 6 November 1925. p. 6.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Mercury (Hobart). 18 September 1923. p. 1.
- ^ "Obituary: Mr. R. J. Hawson". The Mercury: 6. 21 February 1928.
- ^ Roger Page, A History of Tasmanian Cricket, Government Printer, Hobart, 1958, p. 85.
- ^ "Victoria v Tasmania, 1912/13". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Tasmania v Victoria, 1908/09". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "South v North 1910-11". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2020.