Famous Cricketers No 1 - Jack Hobbs

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 1 - - Gentlemen v Players 1 1 0 3 3 3.00 - - - Championship 1 2 1 173 172* 173.00 1 - 1 Other Surrey matches 1 2 0 51 49 25.50 - - - Other matches 1 1 1 85 85* - - 1 - Season 5 6 2 312 172* 78.00 1 1 1 Career 467 769 54 32174 226 45.00 89 154 224 1922 Hobbs returned after his long illness in brilliant form, exemplified by ten centuries in 46 innings, but Wisden commented that he tired easily, and often seemed content to give away his wicket once he had scored a hundred. He himself thought that his best innings was his match-winning 151 not out at Nottingham, scored in two and three-quarter hours with only one chance. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 468. Surrey v Somerset, Kennington Oval, May 10, 11 (Surrey won by ten wickets) lbw b W.T.Greswell 11 188 149 not out 57 85-0† 122 469. Surrey v Hampshire, Kennington Oval, May 13, 15, 16 (Surrey won by an innings and 28 runs) c W.H.Livsey b G.Brown 15 470 187 255 470.§ Surrey v Essex, Kennington Oval, May 20, 22, 23 (Match drawn) b J.G.Dixon 102 263† 265 c H.M.Morris b J.G.Dixon 43 203-3 407-9d 471. Surrey v Somerset, Bath, May 24, 25, 26 (Surrey won by 221 runs) c A.Young b E.Robson 30 130 - - - - 96 b J.J.Bridges 60 386-7d 5 0 11 0 199 1 472.§ Surrey v Gloucestershire, Bristol, May 27, 29, 30 (Surrey won by 89 runs) c C.W.L.Parker b P.T.Mills 139 293† 218 b J.G.W.T.Bessant 5 218 204 473. Surrey v Sussex, Kennington Oval, May 31, June 1, 2 (Surrey won by an innings and 206 runs) c G.B.Street b H.E.Roberts 2 532-6d 162 2 164 1 474.§ Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, May 3, 5, 6 (Surrey won by eight wickets) b W.A.Flint 13 246 202 not out 151 217-2† 260 475.§ Surrey v Leicestershire, Leicester, June 7, 8, 9 (Surrey won by five wickets) b W.E.Benskin 145 501-8d† 334 not out 1 153-4 316-5d 476.§ Surrey v Yorkshire, Bradford, June 10, 12, (13) (Match drawn) lbw R.Kilner 52 317 283 b G.G.Macaulay 71 133-2† 477.§ Surrey v Gloucestershire, Kennington Oval, June 17, 19, 20 (Surrey won by ten wickets) c L.J.Corbett b E.G.Dennett143 478-5d† 235 did not bat - 31-0 270 478. Surrey v Sussex, Horsham, June 24, (26), 27 (Match drawn) run out 38 294 248 st G.B.Street b E.H.Bowley 39 109-4 479. Surrey v Essex, Leyton, July 1, 3, 4 (Match drawn) c J.R.Freeman b G.M.Louden 60 319 130 82-8 480. Players v Gentlemen, Kennington Oval, July 5, (6), 7 (Match drawn) c J.J.Bridges b P.G.H.Fender49 245-7† - 43