George Langton Hodgkinson, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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English Anglican cleric and cricketer
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About George Langton Hodgkinson
- George Langton Hodgkinson (Kentish Town, 13 February 1837 – 16 February 1915, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire) was an Anglican clergyman.
- A keen sportsman, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Middlesex.
- He was also the founder of Gainsborough Trinity Football Club. The second son of George Hodgkinson, of Kentish Town, G.
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- Hodgkinson was educated at Harrow, where he was a member of the cricket eleven and twice represented the school in the annual fixture against Eton.
- He matriculated at Pembroke College, Oxford in 1856, obtaining a B.A.
- degree in 1860 and an M.A.
- in 1863.
- He was awarded a Blue whilst still a freshman, and played against Cambridge University on three occasions.
- He was a right-handed batsman and was regarded as a good slip fielder.
- In his 11 first-class matches he averaged 7.58 with the bat from 18 innings, and as a bowler he took 13 wickets whilst conceding only 61 runs (average 4.69).
- He also represented the M.C.C., and Gentlemen v Players. Hodgkinson was ordained deacon by the Bishop of Lincoln in 1861 and priest the following year.
- He was curate of Gainsborough from 1861 to 1862, and of East Retford from 1863 to 1867.
- In 1867 he returned to Gainsborough and was inducted as vicar of Holy Trinity parish, a post he held until 1891.
- From 1891 to 1900 he was rector of Northfield, near Birmingham.
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