Ian Hodgson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Cricket player
Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1960
Place of Birth: Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: South Africa
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Ian Hodgson
- Kenneth Ian Hodgson (born 24 February 1960) is a South African born former English cricketer.
- Hodgson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.
- He was born in Port Elizabeth, Cape Province. Hodgson made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1980 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire.
- Hodgson played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1980 to 1987, which included 39 Minor Counties Championship matches and 6 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
- His first-class debut came for Cambridge University in 1981 against Essex.
- He played a further 26 first-class matches for the University, the last of which came against Oxford University in 1983.
- As an all-rounder, Hodgson scored 633 runs at an average of 25.32, with a high score of exactly 50, which came against Lancashire in 1982.
- With the ball, he took 55 wickets at 38.05 a piece, with best figures of 8/68.
- His best figures came against Glamorgan in 1982, with Hodgson taking his only five wicket haul in Glamorgans' first-innings, while in their second-innings he took 2 wickets, therefore not only giving him his only five wicket haul, but also his only ten wicket haul in a match.
- While attending Cambridge University, Hodgson made his List A debut for Combined Universities against Kent in the 1981 Benson & Hedges Cup.
- He played List A cricket for the team on 5 further occasions spread over the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup and 1983 Benson & Hedges Cup.
- He scored 60 runs for Combined Universities at an average of 12, while making a high score of 41.
- While with the ball, Hodgson took 7 wickets for the team at an average of 25.71, with best figures of 3/30.While undertaking his studies at Cambridge University, Hodgson still managed to play for Buckinghamshire.
- He made his first List A appearance for the county in the 1984 NatWest Trophy against Lancashire.
- He played 4 further List A matches for the county, the last coming against Kent in the 1988 NatWest Trophy.
- His 5 appearances in limited-overs cricket for Buckinghamshire yielded him 51 runs at an average of 10.20, with a high score of 24.
- He bowled a total of 24 overs for Buckinghamshire, though without taking a wicket.
- His playing time with Buckinghamshire finished at the end of the 1987 season.
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