Full name Arthur Hobgen Role Cricket Player Name Arthur Hobgen | 1872–1873 Sussex Batting style Left-handed | |
Born 3 September 1849 ( 1849-09-03 ) Sidlesham, Sussex, England Bowling style Right-arm underarm slow Died March 26, 1886, Apuldram, United Kingdom | ||
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. 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. With the ball, he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 12.50, with best figures of 2/22.
Outside of cricket, he worked in Chichester as a vendor. He died at Apuldram, Sussex, on 26 March 1886.
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