Reginald Hawson

Reginald James Hawson (2 September 1880 – 20 February 1928) was an Australian cricketer. He played 27 first-class matches for Tasmania between 1898 and 1914.^[1]

Reginald Hawson

The Tasmanian cricket team that beat Victoria at the MCG in 1902-03. Reg Hawson is standing at the far left.
Personal information
Full name	Reginald James Hawson
Born	(1880-09-02)2 September 1880 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died	20 February 1928(1928-02-20) (aged 47) Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1898-99 – 1913-14	Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 27 Runs scored 1705 Batting average 37.06 100s/50s 2/7 Top score 199* Balls bowled 342 Wickets 3 Bowling average 74.66 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 2/42 Catches/stumpings 28/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 December 2020

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,^[2] and his wife Mary Jane Hawson (née Smith, died 13 October 1924), who married in 1873.^[3]

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 New Town Infirmary in Hobart in 1914, a position he held at the time of his death in February 1928. He left a widow, two sons and three daughters.^[4]

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 slip of his time."^[5] Hawson captained Tasmania to a 54-run victory over Victoria at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1912-13 in which he contributed 41 and 199 not out.^[6] He also scored 139 against Victoria in Launceston in 1908-09.^[7] In the annual intrastate match between North and South in 1910-11 he scored 238 not out, captaining South to an innings victory.^[8]

See also

• List of Tasmanian representative cricketers