Gilbert Hodgkinson

Gilbert Hodgkinson
Personal information
Full name Gilbert Frank Hodgkinson
Born 19 February 1913
Derby, England
Died 7 January 1987 (aged 73)
Mickleover, England
Batting style Right-handed batsman
Relations Derbyshire captain 1946
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19351946 Derbyshire
First-class debut 29 May 1935 Derbyshire v South Africans
Last First-class 17 August 1946 Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 19
Runs scored 472
Batting average 14.75
100s/50s
Top score 44
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 10/
Source: , 15 February 2010

Gilbert Frank Hodgkinson (19 February 1913 7 January 1987) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1935 and 1946 and captained the team in 1946.

Hodgkinson was born at Derby, the second son in a family of six children, and educated at Derby School. He ran a family grocery business "Austin Hodgkinson", having as a result little time to spare for the sport. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1935 season against the touring South Africans in May. In the match, he made 44 runs including nine fours which came mainly from drives and this was the side's top score in the match and his own career best score. He made two more first-team appearances for the Derbyshire team in 1935 and one in the 1937 season. Otherwise, he played mainly in second team games in the pre-war period.

In World War II Hodgkinson was wounded badly in the head and taken prisoner in 1940.[1] After the war he was captain for the 1946 season at a time when Derbyshire had difficulty finding anyone to commit to the task.[2] He played regularly in the season and Derbyshire ended the season fifteenth in the table. Hodgkinson ended his career with Derbyshire in 1946 but played one game for North Wales in 1947.

Hodgkinson was a right-handed batsman and played 32 innings in 19 first class matches with an average of 14.75 and a top score of 44.[3] He was considered to be "never anything more than a good club cricketer".[4]

Hodgkinson died at The Pastures, Mickleover, Derbyshire, at the age of 73.

References

  1. Wisden Obituaries 1987
  2. W.T. Taylor History of Derbyshire cricket Wisden 1953
  3. Gilbert Hodgkinson at Cricket Archive
  4. Adrian Smith, Dilwyn Porter Amateurs and Professionals in Post-war British Sport" Frank Cass 2000
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Robin Buckston
Derbyshire cricket captains
1946
Succeeded by
Edward Gothard