| Claude Hickson | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Fullname: | Henry Claude Hickson |
| Birth Date: | 4 September 1878 |
| Birth Place: | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Wellington |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 25 |
| Runs1: | 973 |
| Bat Avg1: | 21.62 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/2 |
| Top Score1: | 135 |
| Deliveries1: | 432 |
| Wickets1: | 10 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 22.50 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 7/56 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 26/0 |
| Date: | 23 January 2018 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/player/37388.html Cricinfo |
Henry Claude Hickson (4 September 1878 – 15 July 1948) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1898 to 1912, and represented New Zealand in the days before New Zealand played Test cricket.
A batsman who sometimes opened the innings, Claude Hickson was described in 1899 as a steady batsman with a "splendid defence ... a veritable heart-breaker to the opposing trundlers" and a "capital field in the slips".[1] He was selected to play for New Zealand against Lord Hawke's English team in 1902-03 after scoring 73 and 20 for Wellington against them. However, he was not successful, and New Zealand lost heavily.[2]
In 1904-05 he again performed well against the touring team, scoring 56 not out in Wellington's second innings to play the leading part in saving the match against the touring Australians.[3] He played in the second of New Zealand's two matches against the Australians, but again without success.[4] He made his only first-class century a year later when he scored a chanceless 135 against Auckland. "No chance could be urged against him, and he batted with a welcome freedom that ought to encourage him to abandon his somewhat precise methods in future." Wellington won by 214 runs.[5] [6]
Hickson was also a prominent hockey player who captained Wellington.[7] He worked for the Pensions Department in Wellington.[8]