Arthur Hobgen
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| Born | 3 September 1849 Sidlesham, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 March 1886 (aged 36) Apuldram, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm roundarm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1872–1873 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 March 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arthur Hobgen (3 September 1849 – 26 March 1886) was an English cricketer. Hobgen was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm slow. He was born at Sidlesham, Sussex.
Hobgen made his first-class debut for Sussex against Gloucestershire in 1872. He made two further first-class appearances for the county, against Gloucestershire and Yorkshire in 1873.[1] In his three first-class matches for Sussex, he scored a total of 31 runs at an average of 7.75, with a high score of 12.[2] With the ball, he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 12.50, with best figures of 2/22.[3]
Hobgen and his Sussex teammate James Lillywhite organised the English tour of Australia in 1876-77 that later came to be recognised as the first Test tour. Hobgen provided financial support, and Lillywhite captained the team.[4]
Hobgen worked in Chichester as a farmer, auctioneer and surveyor, and was a junior partner in the family auctioneering firm.[4] He married Fanny Neale in June 1878. He died at Apuldram, Sussex, on 26 March 1886, and Fanny died in December 1886.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Hobgen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Arthur Hobgen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Arthur Hobgen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ^ a b c Timothy J. McCann, "Arthur Hobgen of Sidlesham and the first Test match", The Cricket Statistician, Winter 2019, pp. 19–24.
External links[edit]
- Arthur Hobgen at ESPNcricinfo
- Arthur Hobgen at CricketArchive