Dean Hodgson

Geoffrey Dean Hodgson (born 22 October 1966) is a former English cricketer. Hodgson played as a right-handed opening batsman. He was born in Carlisle, Cumberland and played Minor Counties cricket for Cumberland County Cricket Club between 1984 and 1989, initially whilst studying Human Biology at Loughborough University.^[1][2]

Dean Hodgson

Personal information
Full name	Geoffrey Dean Hodgson
Born	(1966-10-22) 22 October 1966 (age 58) Carlisle, Cumberland, England
Nickname	Deano
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Opening batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1984–1989	Cumberland
1987	Warwickshire
1989–1995	Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 103 68 Runs scored 5,675 1,590 Batting average 33.57 26.50 100s/50s 9/35 2/6 Top score 166 104* Balls bowled 24 – Wickets 0 – Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 45/– 17/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 December 2011

Whilst a student, Hodgson played for Lancashire Second XI intermittently from 1983-1986, before joining Warwickshire for two seasons between 1987 and 1988 whilst at University . He made a single senior appearance for the county in 1987, before joining Gloucestershire in 1989. After initially playing mainly in the second XI, Hodgson came close to retiring as a professional before being called in to the first XI due to other players being injured and then scoring well.^[1] He played in over 100 first-class cricket matches for Gloucestershire in a career which lasted until the end of the 1995 season, scoring a thousand runs in a season 3 times .^[2][3]

References

1. Collis J (1992) Cricket: Man in the middle: The dogged opener who retrieved his bat from the bin, The Independent, 19 July 1992. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
2. Dean Hodgson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2011. (subscription required)
3. Dean Hodgson, CricInfo. Retrieved 16 March 2020.

External links

• Dean Hodgson at ESPNcricinfo