"John Robart Hodges", an Australian cricketer, was born in Knightsbridge, London on 11 August 1855 and is believed to have died on 17 January 1933 in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia)/Victoria in his adopted country. The exact details of his death remain unconfirmed but this date is generally accepted by the sport's historians. He is one of the least known Australian players, so meteoric and short was his career. He had the unusual distinction of playing in a Test cricket/Test match (and not just any Test match, the first ever given such status) before playing for his colony. Therefore, the historic international, played at Melbourne in 1877 between Australia and England, was Hodges' first-class cricket/first-class debut.

A left-handed batsman and fast-medium, round-arm bowler, Hodges started playing cricket for the famous Capulets club in the Collingwood, Victoria/Collingwood district of Victoria. Following some good performances in club cricket, he soon appeared for the Richmond Cricket Club (1876/77), and later played for Victoria.

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Everything is based on what happened in 2005 when he dominated the World Championships. As for the award, the voters will take care of it.

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I guess I was trying to rob somebody and they shot me and I lost my leg.

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Oh man, just getting my life together ... I love you, man.

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He's a pretty good pitcher. The movement on his fastball is something you can't teach.

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We stopped at the stoplight and he just hit me.

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Bush has not had a bad outing all year, but that's how baseball is. We didn't show up to play.

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