Andrew Sabin Hodgson (born 16 September 1941) is a former New Zealand born South African
cricket
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er. Hodgson was a right-handed
batsman
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who bowled right-arm medium pace.
Hodgson made his
first-class debut for
Western Province
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in 1967 against
South African Universities. From 1967 to 1968 he played 6 first-class matches for Western Province, with his final first-class match coming against
Natal B. In his 6 matches for the Province he took 10 wickets at a
bowling average
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of 32.90, with best figures of 4/50.
Andrew Hodgson
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In 1973 Hodgson made his debut for Dorset
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in the 1973 Minor Counties Championship
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against Cornwall
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. During the same season Hodgson made his List-A
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debut for Dorset against Staffordshire
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in the Gillette Cup, where he took a single wicket in the match. This was Hodgson's only List-A appearance. Hodgson played infrequently for Dorset in the Minor Counties Championship, playing 11 matches for Dorset from 1973 to 1980, with his final match for the county coming against Devon
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.
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1941 births
Living people
Cricketers from Auckland
South African cricketers
Western Province cricketers
Dorset cricketers