Dean Hodgson

{{Short description|English cricketer (born 1966)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2020}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Dean Hodgson

| country = England

| fullname = Geoffrey Dean Hodgson

| nickname =Deano

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|10|22|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Carlisle, Cumberland, England

| heightft = 6

| heightinch = 1

| heightm = 185

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling =

| role =Opening batsman

| family =

| club1 = Cumberland

| year1 = 1984–1989

| club2 = Warwickshire

| year2 = 1987

| club3 = Gloucestershire

| year3 = 1989–1995

| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 103

| runs1 = 5,675

| bat avg1 = 33.57

| 100s/50s1 = 9/35

| top score1 = 166

| deliveries1 = 24

| wickets1 = 0

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = 45/–

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 68

| runs2 = 1,590

| bat avg2 = 26.50

| 100s/50s2 = 2/6

| top score2 = 104*

| deliveries2 = –

| wickets2 = –

| bowl avg2 = –

| fivefor2 = –

| tenfor2 = –

| best bowling2 = –

| catches/stumpings2 = 17/–

| date = 6 December

| year = 2011

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/14233.html Cricinfo

}}

Geoffrey Dean Hodgson (born 22 October 1966) is a former English cricketer. Hodgson played as a right-handed opening batsman. He was born in Carlisle, Cumberland and played Minor Counties cricket for Cumberland County Cricket Club between 1984 and 1989, initially whilst studying Human Biology at Loughborough University.Collis J (1992) [https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket-man-in-the-middle-the-dogged-opener-who-retrieved-his-bat-from-the-bin-1534078.html Cricket: Man in the middle: The dogged opener who retrieved his bat from the bin], The Independent, 19 July 1992. Retrieved 15 March 2020.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4315/4315.html Dean Hodgson], CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2011. {{subscription required}}

Whilst a student, Hodgson played for Lancashire Second XI intermittently from 1983-1986, before joining Warwickshire for two seasons between 1987 and 1988 whilst at University . He made a single senior appearance for the county in 1987, before joining Gloucestershire in 1989. After initially playing mainly in the second XI, Hodgson came close to retiring as a professional before being called in to the first XI due to other players being injured and then scoring well. He played in over 100 first-class cricket matches for Gloucestershire in a career which lasted until the end of the 1995 season, scoring a thousand runs in a season 3 times .[https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/14233.html Dean Hodgson], CricInfo. Retrieved 16 March 2020.