Andrew Sabin Hodgson (born 16 September 1941) is a former New Zealand born South African

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er. Hodgson was a right-handed

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who bowled right-arm medium pace. Hodgson made his first-class debut for

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in 1967 against South African Universities. From 1967 to 1968 he played 6 first-class matches for Western Province, with his final first-class match coming against Natal B. In his 6 matches for the Province he took 10 wickets at a

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of 32.90, with best figures of 4/50.Andrew Hodgson
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2023-12-03. In 1973 Hodgson made his debut for

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in the 1973

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against

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. During the same season Hodgson made his

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debut for Dorset against

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in the Gillette Cup, where he took a single wicket in the match. This was Hodgson's only List-A appearance. Hodgson played infrequently for Dorset in the Minor Counties Championship, playing 11 matches for Dorset from 1973 to 1980, with his final match for the county coming against

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hodgson, Andrew 1941 births Living people Cricketers from Auckland South African cricketers Western Province cricketers Dorset cricketers Expatriate cricketers in England