Hogan was a left arm spinner who played in seven Tests and 16 One Day Internationals for Australia in 1983 and 1984.
Hogan's second game was more successful for him, taking 4-64 against Tasmania and helping bowl WA to a victory.
[5] Towards the end of January Hogan was picked in Australia's one day team to play New Zealand, replacing Dennis Lillee who was made 12th man.
He had an excellent game, scoring 27 off 25 balls, taking a catch and earning bowling figures of 3–27.
[19] These efforts saw Hogan picked as the sole specialist spinner for the 1983 World Cup.
[25] However captain Kim Hughes decided on using an all-pace attack and Hogan was made 12th man.
[28] He suffered badly at the hands of the Pakistan batsman, going for 1–107[29] and was dropped for the squad for the fourth and fifth test in favour of Murray Bennett and Greg Matthews.
He and Greg Matthews would be the spinners; Murray Bennett, Peter Sleep and Bob Holland, who had also had strong domestic seasons, were overlooked.
[34][35] He also worked his way back into the one day team, taking 1–22 against Pakistan[36][37] and 0–31 and 6 runs in a thrilling tie against the West Indies.
[39] Hogan was the sole specialist spinner in the Australian squad, and thus had an excellent chance of being given an extended run in the test team.
[43][44] In the second test, Hogan went for 2–103 but his second innings of 38, coming in as nightwatchman, proved crucial in helping Australia escape with a draw.
[51][52] He was picked in the 14 man squad to tour India for a series of one day matches; he and Bennett were the spinners.
[59] Murray Bennett and Bob Holland would be Australia's preferred spinners that summer; they and Greg Matthews were selected on the 1985 tour of England.
He replaced Bennett, who had originally signed to go but changed his mind after his international prospects improved.
[69] Hogan – along with the other South African rebels – was overlooked for selection in WA's team for the first Sheffield Shield game of the 1987–88 summer.
"It's the first time I've bowled in a first-class match for West Australia this season because when we were in the field against Sri Lanka I had to dash off to hospital because my wife, Helen, was having a baby.
[75] Greg Chappell and Richie Benaud both listed Hogan in their squads to tour England in 1989[76] but in the final event Tim May and Trevor Hohns were taken as spinners.