Reginald James Hawson (2 September 1880 – 20 February 1928) was an Australian
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er. He played 27
first-class matches for
Tasmania
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between 1898 and 1914.
Life and family
Hawson was a son of Edward Hawson (died 3 November 1925), noted Hobart businessman and a trustee of the Tasmanian Cricket Association, and his wife Mary Jane Hawson (née Smith, died 13 October 1924), who married in 1873.
He married Mabel Blundstone, daughter of
John Blundstone, on 20 January 1903.
Edgar Hawson (25 July 1878 – 29 September 1946) was a brother.
Hawson joined the public service in Tasmania in 1899 and became Superintendent of the
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in
Hobart
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in 1914, a position he held at the time of his death in February 1928. He left a widow, two sons and three daughters.
Cricket career
In his history of Tasmanian cricket, Roger Page said Hawson was "Stylish, possessing all the strokes, especially the square cut ... Besides, he was the ace
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of his time." Hawson
captained Tasmania to a 54-run victory over
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at the
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in 1912-13 in which he contributed 41 and 199
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. He also scored 139 against Victoria in
Launceston in 1908-09. In the annual intrastate match between North and South in 1910-11 he scored 238 not out, captaining South to an innings victory.
See also
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List of Tasmanian representative cricketers
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1880 births
1928 deaths
Australian cricketers
Tasmania cricketers
Cricketers from Hobart