Isaac Hodgson
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Isaac Hodgson commonly known as "Ikey" or "Ike", was an English
first-class cricket
er, who played nine games for Yorkshire
as a pre-county club between 1852 and 1862, and 21 for Yorkshire in the County Championship
between 1863 and 1866. He also appeared for the North of England (1861-1864), Yorkshire with Stockton-on-Tees (1861), United England Eleven (1863), the Players (1863) and England (1863-1865).
A slow left round-arm bowler, he took 174 first-class wickets at 15.80, with a best of seven for 23 against an All England XI. He also took six for 44 against Surrey
, six for 63 against Cambridgeshire
and five for 59 against the South of England. He took five wickets in an innings nine times, and twice claimed ten wickets in a match.
A poor right-handed batsman, Hodgson scored 329 runs at 7.47, with a top score of 32 against the South of England.
"Yorkshire", said Richard Daft
some years after Hodgson's death, "has always been rich in bowlers, and one of the best was Ike Hodgson. [Wilfred] Rhodes
somewhat reminds me of him. Hodgson was perhaps a trifle faster, but he also used to bowl good slows with a break. He had a very good-natured grin, and I remember once that when at Bradford (August, 1864) he got me stumped by Ned Stephenson when I had made 80, he consoled me with a smile which was broad enough to put any man in a good humour."
Hodgson was born in Bradford
, Yorkshire
, England
, where he died just past his 39th birthday. It is believed that there exists an epitaph on his Bradford gravestone:
English people
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first-class cricket
First-class cricket
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er, who played nine games for Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
as a pre-county club between 1852 and 1862, and 21 for Yorkshire in the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
between 1863 and 1866. He also appeared for the North of England (1861-1864), Yorkshire with Stockton-on-Tees (1861), United England Eleven (1863), the Players (1863) and England (1863-1865).
A slow left round-arm bowler, he took 174 first-class wickets at 15.80, with a best of seven for 23 against an All England XI. He also took six for 44 against Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
, six for 63 against Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club
Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cambridgeshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy.The club is based at The Avenue...
and five for 59 against the South of England. He took five wickets in an innings nine times, and twice claimed ten wickets in a match.
A poor right-handed batsman, Hodgson scored 329 runs at 7.47, with a top score of 32 against the South of England.
"Yorkshire", said Richard Daft
Richard Daft
Richard Daft was an English cricketer. He was one of the best batsmen of his day, the peak of his first-class career being the 1860s and early 1870s...
some years after Hodgson's death, "has always been rich in bowlers, and one of the best was Ike Hodgson. [Wilfred] Rhodes
Wilfred Rhodes
Wilfred Rhodes was an English professional cricketer who played 58 Test matches for England between 1899 and 1930. In Tests, Rhodes took 127 wickets in and scored 2,325 runs, becoming the first Englishman to complete the double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in Test matches...
somewhat reminds me of him. Hodgson was perhaps a trifle faster, but he also used to bowl good slows with a break. He had a very good-natured grin, and I remember once that when at Bradford (August, 1864) he got me stumped by Ned Stephenson when I had made 80, he consoled me with a smile which was broad enough to put any man in a good humour."
Hodgson was born in Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, England
England
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, where he died just past his 39th birthday. It is believed that there exists an epitaph on his Bradford gravestone:
- Isaac Hodgson, rest his soul,
- Could never bat but always bowl.
- Through many years the tourists' skill
- Was subjugate to Ikey's will.
- They took their stance with vain defiance
- Against his subtle skill and science.
- Progenitor, great Almus Pater,
- Bowler divine, but batting hater.