William Thomas Francis Dodd (8 March 1908 — 13 February 1993) was an English first-class cricketer and police officer.
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| Full name | William Thomas Francis Dodd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 March 1908 Steep, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 February 1993 (aged 84) New Forest, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1931–1935 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
edit- ^ a b "Cricket in Steep". www.historyofsteep.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Dodd". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ a b "A to Z (D4)". www.hampshirecrickethistory.wordpress.com. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by William Dodd". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Dodd". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2023.