Arthur Hobgen

Arthur Hobgen

Personal information
Full name	Arthur Hobgen
Born	3 September 1849 Sidlesham, Sussex, England
Died	26 March 1886 (aged 36) Apuldram, Sussex, England
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm underarm slow
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1872–1873	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 31 Batting average 7.75 100s/50s –/– Top score 12 Balls bowled 44 Wickets 2 Bowling average 12.50 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 2/22 Catches/stumpings 1/–
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 underamr 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]

Outside of cricket, he worked in Chichester as a vendor.^[4] He died at Apuldram, Sussex, on 26 March 1886.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Hobgen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Arthur Hobgen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Arthur Hobgen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
4. "Deeds Add Mss 40,655-40,656 1882-1910". www.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2012.

External links

• Arthur Hobgen at ESPNcricinfo
• Arthur Hobgen at CricketArchive