T. E. C. "Tommy" Hobson (26 March 1881 – 2 September 1937) was a South African international

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player. Hobson played his club rugby at Hamilton and represented West Province at both

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and rugby. He appeared in his only

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during the

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by the

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team in 1903. As a cricketer he played two first-class matches for

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, both back to back fixtures in the 1906/07

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. A bowler, he wasn't used in his debut match against Eastern Province, with the other bowlers dismissing their opponents cheaply in both innings. His next match was played against Griqualand West and he took 4/32 in the first innings and one more wicket in the second.

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1881 births South African rugby union players South Africa international rugby union players South African cricketers Western Province cricketers 1937 deaths Rugby union players from the Eastern Cape Rugby union halfbacks {{SouthAfrica-cricket-bio-1880s-stub