Cecil Bodington, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English cricketer
Date of Birth: 20-Jan-1880
Place of Birth: Suffield, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 11-Apr-1917
Profession: cricketer
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Cecil Bodington
- Captain Cecil Herbert Bodington (20 January 1880 – 11 April 1917) was an English cricketer.
- Bodington was a right-handed batsman. Bodington made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Surrey in the 1901 County Championship. From 1901 to 1902 Bodington represented Hampshire in ten first-class matches, with Bodington's final first-class appearance for Hampshire coming against the touring Australians.
- In his ten matches, Bodington scored 154 runs at an average of 11.00, with a high score of 36.
- With the ball Bodington took nine wickets at a bowling average of 31.88, with best figures of 3/19. Bodington served in the First World War in the Royal Horse Guards, attached to the Household Battalion from 1916, where he held the rank of Captain.
- Bodington was killed in action near Arras, France on 11 April 1917 during the Battle of Arras.
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