Famous Cricketers No 1 - Jack Hobbs

627.§§§ Surrey v Middlesex, Lord’s, August 28, 30, (31) (Surrey won by an innings and 63 runs) not out 316 579-5d† 275 241 628. Players v Gentlemen, Scarborough, September 1, (2), 3 (Match drawn) b N.E.Haig 6 225 294 2 c G.T.S.Stevens b V.W.C.Jupp 30 165-2 629. C.I.Thornton’s XI v Australians, Scarborough, September 8, 9, 10 (Match drawn) st W.A.S.Oldfield b C.V.Grimmett 84 244† 194 1 630.§ Rest of England v Lancashire, Kennington Oval, September 11, 13, 14 (Rest of England won by 374 runs) b F.M.Sibbles 1 217 177 c J.W.H.Makepeace b F.M.Sibbles 62 468-2d 134 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 5 7 1 486 119 81.00 2 2 - Players v Gentlemen 3 4 0 269 163 67.25 1 1 5 Championship 15 21 2 1560 316* 82.11 5 6 6 Other Surrey matches 4 4 0 400 261 100.00 2 - 1 Other matches 3 5 0 234 85 46.80 - 3 1 Season 30 41 3 2949 316* 77.61 10 12 13 Career 630 1023 79 45745 316* 48.46 139 203 283 1927 Hobbs missed a number of games through illness and injury, and this was a moderate season for him (though his figures would have satisfied most players). Fortunately, other Surrey batsmen, notably Sandham and Shepherd, were in good form, and there were, as usual, plenty of runs about at The Oval. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 631.§ Surrey v MCC, Lord’s, May 4, 5, 6 (MCC won by an innings and 7 runs) c N.E.Haig b J.W.Hearne 61 326 458 lbw b J.W.Hearne 13 125 632.§§§ Surrey v Hampshire, Kennington Oval, May 7, 9, 10 (Match drawn) c W.H.Livsey b J.A.Newman 112 439 370 c sub b A.E.Pothecary 104 281-6d† 249-5 633. Surrey v Gloucestershire, Kennington Oval, September 11, 12, 13 (Match drawn) b G.Wedel 46 557-7d 406 did not bat - 31-1 363 634. Surrey v Somerset, Taunton, May 14, 16, 17 (Surrey won by an innings and 122 runs) c J.Daniell b J.C.White 58 466-4d 118 1 226 635. Surrey v Glamorgan, Kennington Oval, May 18, 19, 20 (Surrey won by 37 runs) c J.C.Clay b J.Mercer 11 297 254 1 b J.C.Clay 16 369 375 636. Surrey v Essex, Kennington Oval, May 21, 23, 24 (Surrey won by an innings and 17 runs) c G.F.Eastman b M.S.Nichols 2 435-9d 162 256 637. Surrey v Yorkshire, Headingley, May 28, 30, 31 (Yorkshire won by ten wickets) c A.Waddington b W.Rhodes 43 172† 333 c E.P.Robinson b W.Rhodes 26 203 44-0 54