Dorothy Hobson (born 11 November 1946) is a Jamaican former cricketer who played primarily as a right-arm off break bowler. She appeared in five One Day Internationals for Jamaica at the 1973 World Cup, and four Test matches and two One Day Internationals for the West Indies between 1976 and 1979. She also played domestic cricket for Jamaica.[1][2]
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| Full name | Dorothy Hobson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 November 1946 Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 14) | 7 November 1976 West Indies v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 16 June 1979 West Indies v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 6/9) | 30 June 1973 Jamaica v Young England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 7 July 1979 West Indies v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1973–1982 | Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editHobson batted in the middle-order, and bowled right-arm off break.[3] In 1973, she was a member of the Caribbean Women's Cricket Federation, which aimed to make tours more affordable for the countries in the West Indies.[3] Hobson captained the Jamaican team.[4] In 1976, Hobson was included in the first ever West Indies women squad.[3]
Hobson was a coach of the West Indies team at the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup.[3] In 2013, Hobson became the first ever coach of a Melbourne Cricket Club camp.[5] In 2015, Hobson helped relaunch the Jamaica Women's Cricket League, which had not been held for five years beforehand.[4] As of 2017, Hobson works as the chief selector for the West Indies women's team, and also the manager of the Melbourne women's cricket team.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Player Profile: Dorothy Hobson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Player Profile: Dorothy Hobson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d Beckles, Hilary (9 February 1999). The Development of West Indies Cricket, Vol. 2: The Age of Nationalism. Vol. 2. Pluto Press. pp. 159, 230. ISBN 978-0-7453-1462-4. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Women's Cricket League resumes after 5 year break". RJR 94 FM. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Cricket Summer Camp for Children at Melbourne". Jamaica Information Service. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Taylor-Made For Success". Jamaica Gleaner. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Finally, A Woman Close to the Top". Jamaica Gleaner. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017 – via PressReader.
External links
edit- Dorothy Hobson at ESPNcricinfo
- Dorothy Hobson at CricketArchive (subscription required)