Famous Cricketers No 1 - Jack Hobbs

95. Surrey v Kent, Kennington Oval, August 29, 30, 31 (Surrey won by an innings and 13 runs) b C.Blythe 4 426 2 0 5 0 250 - - - - 163 96. Surrey v Leicestershire, Kennington Oval, September 2, 3, 4 (Surrey won by 156 runs) b T.Jayes 4 281 243 1 c V.F.S.Crawford b J.H.King 96 221-8d† 103 1 97. South v North, Scarborough, September 5, 6 (North won by seven wickets) b G.H.Hirst 21 108 1 1 0 0 153 c D.Denton b W.Rhodes 14 142 - - - - 102-3 98. C.I.Thornton’s XI v South Africans, Scarborough, September 9, 10, 11 (Match drawn) c G.C.White b R.O.Schwarz 78 397 319 b J.J.Kotze 5 232-2d 192-4 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Players v Gentlemen 2 4 0 35 19 8.75 - - - Championship 28 48 6 1717 166* 40.18 4 12 11 Other Surrey matches 5 7 0 265 72 37.85 - 2 1 Other matches 2 4 0 118 78 29.50 - 1 - Season 37 63 6 2135 166* 37.45 4 15 12 Career 98 170 15 5365 166* 34.61 10 29 42 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i Championship 58.4 11 199 9 2-4 22.11 - Other Surrey matches 27.5 7 68 7 5-22 9.71 1 Other matches 1 1 0 0 - - - Season 87.3 19 267 16 5-22 16.68 1 Career (6-ball) 167.3 30 584 24 5-22 24.33 1 1907/08 - MCC in Australia Hobbs, always a poor sailor, was far from well early in the tour. Neither Hobbs nor Hayes had found himself in Australia and George Gunn, in Australia for his health, was brought into the team for the First Test in his place. Hobbs batted well in the Second Test, and was never left out of the England side again when fit and available. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 99. MCC v Victoria, Melbourne, November 15, 16, 18, 19, 20 (Match drawn) c P.A.McAlister b J.V.Saunders 3 198 2 1 2 0 233 1 b F.A.Tarrant 26 422-9 - - - - 463 100. MCC v Queensland, Brisbane, November 30, December 1, 2 (MCC won by an innings and 44 runs) lbw b J.W.McLaren 21 308 78 186 2 101.§ MCC v A Victorian XI, South Melbourne, December 21, 23, 24 (Match drawn) b W.W.Armstrong 77 503-9d 5 0 22 0 488-9 102. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, January 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 (England won by one wicket) b A.Cotter 83 382 266 b M.A.Noble 28 282-9 397 103. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Adelaide, January 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16 (Australia won by 245 runs) c H.Carter b J.V.Saunders 26 363 285 not out 23 183 506 104.§§ MCC v Tasmania, Launceston, January 18, 19, 20, 21 (MCC won by 120 runs) st N.Dodds b T.A.Tabart 104 321† 276 c A.E.Frost b E.A.Windsor 65 249 174 15