Famous Cricketers No 1 - Jack Hobbs

105. MCC v Tasmania, Hobart, January 24, 25, 27 (Match drawn) c W.R.Forster b G.D.Paton 58 455 113 1 317 106.§ MCC v Victoria, Melbourne, February 1, 3, 4 (MCC won by 330 runs) b G.H.S.Trott 30 338 77 1 c F.T.Delves b F.J.Laver 115 241-4d† 172 1 107. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, February 7, 8, 10, 11 (Australia won by 308 runs) b M.A.Noble 57 105† 214 c and b J.V.Saunders 0 186 385 108. MCC v New South Wales, Sydney, February 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20 (Match drawn) c C.R.Gorry b R.B.Minnett 4 298 7 2 14 2 A.J.Bowden c A.O.Jones 368 P.A.Newton c K.L.Hutchings c E.F.Waddy b R.B.Minnett 12 456 13 2 41 1 C.G.Macartney b 375-9 1 109.§ ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, February 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27 (Australia won by 49 runs) b J.V.Saunders 72 281 - - - - 137 c S.E.Gregory b J.V.Saunders 13 229 7 3 13 0 422 1 110. MCC v South Australia, Adelaide, March 2, 3, 4 (Match drawn) b J.D.A.O’Connor 7 404 5 0 36 1 J.H.Pellew c G.Gunn 445 1 c J.D.A.O’Connor b C.Hill 12 134 111. MCC v Western Australia, Perth, March 13, 14, 16 (Match drawn) b A.H.Christian 40 362-7d 256 265-7 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 4 8 1 302 83 43.14 - 3 1 Other matches 9 14 0 574 115 41.00 2 3 8 Tour 13 22 1 876 115 41.71 2 6 9 Career 111 192 16 6241 166* 35.46 12 35 51 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i Test Matches 7 3 13 0 - - - Other matches 32 5 115 4 2-14 28.75 - Season 39 8 128 4 2-14 32.00 - Career (6-ball) 206.3 38 712 28 5-22 25.42 1 1908 Hobbs was consistent rather than brilliant in 1908, but his 106 at Blackheath on a crumbling wicket was acclaimed as a masterpiece. He was selected as one of the Four Cricketers of the Year (with Lord Hawke) and Wisden said of him that “there is perhaps no better professional batsman in England, except Hayward and Tyldesley.” The match between Surrey and the Gentlemen of England was W.G.Grace’s last first-class game, and the fourth time he and Hobbs had opposed each other. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 112. Surrey v Gentlemen of England, Kennington Oval, April 20, 21, 22 (Surrey won by an innings and 41 runs) b W.Brearley 0 390 219 130 1 113. Surrey v Northamptonshire, Kennington Oval, May 4, (5), 6 (Match drawn) run out 33 187-7d 140 30-3 114.§ Surrey v Hampshire, Kennington Oval, May 7, 8, 9 (Surrey won by 342 runs) b J.A.Newman 33 233 100 c W.N.White b C.B.Llewellyn 161 277-7d† 68 115. Surrey v Derbyshire, Kennington Oval, May 11, 12 (Surrey won by ten wickets) b W.Bestwick 38 208 129 did not bat - 29-0 106 1 16