T. E. C. "Tommy" Hobson (26 March 1881 - 2 September 1937) was a South Africa

South Africa

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n international rugby union

Rugby union

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 player.

Hobson played his club rugby at Hamilton and represented West Province at both cricket

Cricket

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 and rugby.

He appeared in his only Test match

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 during the tour of South Africa

1903 British Lions tour to South Africa

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 by the British Isles

British and Irish Lions

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 team in 1903.

As a cricketer he played two first-class

First-class cricket

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 matches for Western Province

Western Province cricket team

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, both back to back fixtures in the 1906/07 Currie Cup

SuperSport Series

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. A bowler, he wasn't used in his debut match against Eastern Province, with the other bowlers dismissing their opponents cheaply in both innings. His next match was played against Griqualand West and he took 4/32 in the first innings and one more wicket in the second.