William Dodd (cricketer)

William Dodd
Personal information
Full name
William Thomas Francis Dodd
Born(1908-03-08)8 March 1908
Steep, Hampshire, England
Died13 February 1993(1993-02-13) (aged 84)
New Forest, Hampshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1931–1935Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 10
Runs scored 95
Batting average 6.78
100s/50s –/–
Top score 31
Balls bowled 698
Wickets 10
Bowling average 32.10
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 5/63
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 January 2010

William Thomas Francis Dodd (8 March 1908 — 13 February 1993) was an English first-class cricketer and police officer.

Dodd was born in March 1908 at Steep, Hampshire.[1] Dodd made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Yorkshire at Hull in the 1931 County Championship. He played first-class cricket for Hampshire until 1935, making ten appearances.[2] A slow left-arm orthodox bowler, his first-class career was somewhat limited by the presence of Stuart Boyes in the Hampshire side, who was Hampshire's leading slow left-arm orthodox bowler of the time.[3] In his ten first-class matches, he took 10 wickets at an average of 32.10; he took one five wicket haul,[4] with figures of 5 for 63 against Middlesex in 1935.[3] With the bat, he scored 95 runs with a highest score of 31.[5] Outside of cricket, Dodd was a police officer in Southampton with the Southampton City Police.[1] He died in the New Forest in February 1993.

References

  1. ^ a b "Cricket in Steep". www.historyofsteep.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Dodd". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b "A to Z (D4)". www.hampshirecrickethistory.wordpress.com. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  4. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by William Dodd". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  5. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Dodd". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2023.