Background
He was born at East Grinstead, Sussex.
He was born at East Grinstead, Sussex.
Hooker"s batting and bowling styles are unknown. Hodson made his first-class debut for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1857. He made three further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Kent in 1859.
In his four first-class matches for Sussex, he took 15 wickets at an average of 9.66, with best figures of 5/32.
These figures came on debut against the Marylebone Cricket Club, in which he took 10 of his 15 career wickets. He 5/32 in the Marylebone Cricket Club"s first-innings, while in their second-innings he took 5/33, finishing with match figures of 10/65.
With the bat, he scored a total of 35 runs at a batting average of 11.66, with a high score of 17. He died at Tunbridge Wells, Kent at some point in 1877.