Montcin Verniel Hodge (born 29 September 1987) is an Anguillian cricketer and current member of the Leeward Islands cricket team.

Playing career

After making his

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debut for

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in 2006, Hodge made his

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debut for the Leeward Islands cricket team in January 2008. In 2013, Hodge was included in the

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squad for the inaugural season of the

Caribbean Premier League. In the 2018-19 Regional Four Day Competition, he was the leading run-scorer for the Leeward Islands team, and 2nd highest in the competition, behind only Devon Smith; He scored a career-best 158 that season against

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, and followed up with 77

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in the 2nd innings. In the summer of 2023, Montcin travelled to Yorkshire, England, to play for Whitley Hall Cricket Club, playing in the ECB Yorkshire South Premier League.

References

1987 births Living people Anguillan cricketers Antigua Hawksbills cricketers Leeward Islands cricketers {{Anguilla-cricket-bio-stub