William Hodsoll

William Hodsoll

William Hodsoll (born 1718; christened 28 October 1718 at Ash-next-Ridley, Kent; died 30 November 1776 at Ash-next-Ridley), was a noted English cricketer of the mid-Georgian period. Hodsoll lived at Dartford for some years and was a tanner F S Ashley-Cooper, "At the Sign of the Wicket: Cricket 1742-1751", "Cricket" Magazine, 1900] .

According to the description of him in "Cricket, An Heroic Poem" (1745) by James Love, Hodsoll was a fast (underarm) bowler and also a useful batsman. This poem was written to commemorate the famous match between Kent and All-England at the Artillery Ground in 1744, in which Hodsoll played for Kent Arthur Haygarth, "Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744-1826)", Lillywhite, 1862] .

Hodsoll's last recorded appearance was for Dartford v All-England on Dartford Brent on Wed 29 July 1752 G B Buckley, "Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket", Cotterell, 1935] .

References

External links

* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/77/77424/77424.html "CricketArchive" profile of William Hodsoll]
* [http://www.jl.sl.btinternet.co.uk/stampsite/cricket/ladstolords/biog.html#hodsoll From Lads to Lord's – biography of William Hodsoll]


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