Dorothy Hobson (born 11 November 1946) is a Jamaican former

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er who played primarily as a right-arm

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bowler. She appeared in five One Day Internationals for

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at the 1973 World Cup, and four

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and two One Day Internationals for the

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between 1976 and 1979. She also played domestic cricket for Jamaica.

Career

Hobson batted in the

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, and bowled right-arm

. In 1973, she was a member of the Caribbean Women's Cricket Federation, which aimed to make tours more affordable for the countries in the West Indies. Hobson captained the Jamaican team. In 1976, Hobson was included in the first ever West Indies women squad. Hobson was a coach of the West Indies team at the

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. In 2013, Hobson became the first ever coach of a Melbourne Cricket Club camp. In 2015, Hobson helped relaunch the Jamaica Women's Cricket League, which had not been held for five years beforehand. As of 2017, Hobson works as the chief selector for the West Indies women's team, and also the manager of the Melbourne women's cricket team.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hobson, Dorothy 1946 births Living people West Indies women Test cricketers West Indies women One Day International cricketers Jamaican women cricketers