| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | James Hodson |
| Birth Date: | 3 October 1808 |
| Birth Place: | Ditchling, Sussex, England |
| Death Place: | Hunston, Sussex, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm roundarm medium |
| Club1: | Sussex |
| Year1: | 1838 - 1854 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 54 |
| Runs1: | 620 |
| Bat Avg1: | 7.84 |
| 100S/50S1: | - / - |
| Top Score1: | 44 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,373 |
| Wickets1: | 95 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 16.20 |
| Fivefor1: | 3 |
| Tenfor1: | - |
| Best Bowling1: | 8/? |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 48/ - |
| Date: | 9 February |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/14882.html Cricinfo |
James Hodson (30 October 1808 - 17 March 1879) was an English cricketer. Hodson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm medium pace. He was born at Ditchling, Sussex.
Hodson made his first-class debut for Sussex against Kent in 1838. Sussex County Cricket Club was formed the following season, with Hodson playing in the team's first-class debut against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's.[1] In total, he made 51 first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against Surrey in 1854.[1] He took 95 wickets with his roundarm bowling, at an average of 15.58.[2] He took three five wicket hauls during his career, achieving best innings figures against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1839. Hodson took 8 wickets in the Marylebone Cricket Club's first innings, though his exact bowling figures are not recorded.[3] These figures made Hodson the first person to take a five wicket haul for Sussex County Cricket Club. With the bat, Hodson scored 554 runs at a batting average of 7.48, with a high score of 44.[4] In addition to playing for Sussex, both before and after the county club was founded, Hodson appeared for an England XI, the Players and the All England Eleven.[5]
He died at Hunston Mill, near Hunston, Sussex on 17 March 1879.