George James Hodges was a Test match umpire. He officiated in one match between Australia

Australian cricket team

The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...

 and England

English cricket team

The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...

 in Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

 on 21 March 1885 to 25 March 1885, comfortably won by England by an innings and 98 runs. Hodges' colleague was Jim Phillips

Jim Phillips

James Phillips was a Victorian First-class cricketer and Test match umpire....

, standing in the first of his 13 matches in Australia.

Some authorities believe that this umpire was John Robart Hodges

John Hodges

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 in his adopted country. The exact details of his death remain unconfirmed but this date is generally accepted by the sport's...

who played in the first two Test matches.