Alan Hodgson

Alan Hodgson (27 October 1951 – 6 October 2016) was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler who used to play for Northamptonshire.^[1]

Alan Hodgson

Personal information
Full name	Alan Hodgson
Born	(1951-10-27)27 October 1951 Moorside, England
Died	6 October 2016(2016-10-06) (aged 64)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1970–1979	Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 99 127 Runs scored 909 408 Batting average 9.67 7.15 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 41* 26 Balls bowled 5,964 4,153 Wickets 206 169 Bowling average 28.95 24.57 5 wickets in innings 2 2 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 5/30 7/39 Catches/stumpings 31/– 20/–
Source: CricketArchive, 13 June 2010

Hodgson made his debut in 1970, and was part of the Northamptonshire team that won the 1976 Gillette Cup.^[2] In the same year, he won a county cap.^[2] He retired in 1979, but continued to play for the Old Northamptonians.^[2] In his autobiography, David Gower described Hodgson as a "big tall Geordie".^[3] He died suddenly on 6 October 2016.^[2] Speaking after the announcement of his death, Allan Lamb said of Hodgson that "He was a great man. When I first came to Northampton he was the guy that looked after me, helped me and settled me in."^[4]