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Name:
Andrew Hodd

Born:
January 22 1984, Chichester, West Sussex

Role:
Wicketkeeper, Right-hand Bat

County Debut:
August 15 2012

County Cap:
-

Nickname:
Hoddy

Squad Number:
4

Career Highlight:
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STATISTICS

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PROFILE

Yorkshire believe they have signed one of the best glovemen in county cricket in Andrew Hodd - and from evidence during his loan spell with the county in the latter stages of the 2012 campaign, it is hard to argue against that.

The former England under 19s wicketkeeper, also a talented batsman who has played all his county cricket in the south with Sussex and Surrey, joined Yorkshire on a month’s loan to cover for the absence of Jonny Bairstow who had been recalled to the England Test team.

A left-field line of thinking tells you he was actually a beneficiary of Kevin Pietersen’s brief troubles within the England camp because had that not happened Bairstow may not have been called up and Hodd may not have got his chance to impress.

But impress he did. Having scored a half-century on Championship debut against Derbyshire, he took five catches in the first innings, including a stunning one-handed effort off Ryan Sidebottom’s bowling.

Hodd played under 17s and 19s cricket with Andrew Gale, Tim Bresnan, Liam Plunkett and Joe Sayers in 2001 and 2003, and it seems Yorkshire have also got themselves a winner to boot.

He has been around two County Championship winning campaigns with Sussex, particularly in 2007, two 40-over league successes at Hove and one Twenty20 Cup success.

Career Highlight:

2001 - Toured Australia with England’s under 17s team in April before making his second XI debut for Sussex later in the summer.

2002 - Made his first-team bow for Sussex in a one-day match against the touring West Indies A side in June as well as playing in the C&G Trophy for the Sussex Cricket Board.

2003 - Toured Australia with the England under 19s in January, but only played one first-team match for Sussex that summer - his first-class debut against the touring Zimbabweans in May - forcing him to move to Surrey in search of more senior opportunities. Sussex won the Championship that season under Peter Moores.

2005 - Having only played four first-team matches for Surrey in two seasons, without making his Championship debut, he was on the move again - this time back to Sussex.

2006 - Played the first two Championship matches of his career for the South Coast outfit in April as they won their second title in four years, this time under new coach Mark Robinson.

2007 - Was given a bigger part in the Sussex first-team with Matt Prior having broken into England’s Test team. He played 12 Championship matches as the title was retained, scoring 123 in the first innings of a win against Yorkshire in September. He had already scored his maiden first-class ton against the touring Indians in July.

2009 - Played 12 times as Sussex won two limited overs trophies, the Twenty20 Cup and the Pro40 League. He also played 16 first-class matches in the summer, more than in any other season during his career.

2010 - Scored a List A career best 91 in a 40-over win against Lancashire at Hove in May, something that will no doubt go down well with Yorkshire fans!

2012 - When he signed for Yorkshire in August, his debut for the county ended a run of 13 months without a Championship appearance due to the presence of Matt Prior and the up and coming Ben Brown in the Sussex set-up. But he settled into Yorkshire life seamlessly with some vital contributions as the county won Championship promotion.