William Hodsoll

William Hodsoll aka Hodswell (1718; christened 28 October 1718 at Ash-next-Ridley, Kent – 30 November 1776 at Ash-next-Ridley), was an English cricketer of the mid-Georgian period. Hodsoll lived at Dartford for many years, and was a tanner.

According to the description of him in Cricket, An Heroic Poem (1745) by James Love, Hodsoll was a fast underarm bowler, and also a useful batsman. This poem was written to commemorate the famous match between Kent and England at the Artillery Ground in 1744, in which Hodsoll played for Kent.

Hodsoll's last recorded appearance was for Dartford v England on Dartford Brent on 29 July 1752.

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