Alan Hodgson
English cricketer
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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]
Moorside, England
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| Full name | Alan Hodgson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 October 1951 Moorside, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
