Famous Cricketers No 1 - Jack Hobbs

Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i Championship 6 2 11 1 1-11 11.00 - Other Surrey matches 5 1 7 0 - - - Season 11 3 18 1 1-11 18.00 - Career (6-ball) 725.5 140 2310 89 7-56 25.95 2 1920 Although he had a splendid season, Hobbs was still not able to head the batting averages, Hendren finished just ahead of him, but he surprised even his admirers by heading the English bowling averages, taking 17 wickets at 11.82. Opening the bowling in the absence of Rushby, he took 5-21 against Warwickshire and 4-36 against Essex. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 420.§ Surrey v Northamptonshire, Kennington Oval, May 1, 3, 4 (Surrey won by 299 runs) c F.I.Walden b W.Wells 3 266 140 c W.Wells b J.V.Murdin 114 276-3d† 103 1 421.§ Surrey v Warwickshire, Kennington Oval, May 8, 9, 10 (Surrey won by an innings and 239 runs) b A.L.Howell 122 361† 58 64 422. Surrey v Hampshire, Kennington Oval, May 15, 17, 18 (Surrey won by two wickets) c and b A.S.Kennedy 4 253 253 st W.H.Livsey b F.P.Ryan 34 242-8 240 423. Surrey v Somerset, Bath, May 20, 21, 22 (Somerset won by 32 runs) st S.L.Amor b J.C.White 14 139 223 lbw b N.Hardy 14 246 194 424.§ Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, May 24, 25, 26 (Surrey won by ten wickets) c G.Gunn b T.L.Richmond 17 259 200 not out 78 132-0† 190 1 425. Surrey v Essex, Kennington Oval, May 29, 31, June 1 (Surrey won by four wickets) c A.C.Russell b G.M.Louden 39 333 248 1 b G.M.Louden 7 156-6 238 426.§ Surrey v Sussex, Kennington Oval, June 5, 7, 8 (Surrey won by nine wickets) b H.E.Roberts 110 479 186 did not bat - 35-1 326 427.§ Surrey v Leicestershire, Leicester, June 9, 10 (Surrey won by an innings and 105 runs) c G.Shingler b A.Mounteney 134 309† 117 87 428. Surrey v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, June 12, 14, 15 (Match drawn) c L.T.A.Bates b W.C.Hands 101 258-4d 14 7 21 5 L.T.A.Bates c and b 70 1 W.G.Quaife lbw C.Charlesworth b C.C.Smart b H.Venn b 6 2 4 1 H.Venn b 159-9 429.§ Surrey v Yorkshire, Bramall Lane, June 19, 21, 22 (Surrey won by 204 runs) c W.Rhodes b G.G.Macaulay 112 305† 1 0 2 1 D.C.F.Burton b 199 c R.Kilner b W.Rhodes 70 266-8d 5 1 15 1 D.C.F.Burton c P.G.H.Fender168 430. Surrey v Oxford University, Kennington Oval, June 23, 24, 25 (Match drawn) c G.T.S.Stevens b R.H.B.Bettington 41 266 6 0 19 1 F.W.Gilligan b 266 c F.A.Waldock b R.C.Robertson-Glasgow 0 220-8 12 2 41 1 A.F.Bickmore b 345-9d 1 39