Famous Cricketers No 1 - Jack Hobbs

711. Surrey v Yorkshire, Kennington Oval, August 24, 26, 27 (Match drawn) st A.Wood b G.G.Macaulay 14 408 - - - - 304 1 5 0 18 0 315-1 712.§ Surrey v Leicestershire, Kennington Oval, August 28, 29, 30 (Match drawn) c T.E.Sidwell b A.W.Shipman 0 243 516-8d 1 not out 115 186-2† 713.§ Surrey v Middlesex, Lord’s, August 31, September 2, 3 (Match drawn) b F.J.Durston 1 294 310 b F.J.Durston 111 299-5d 125-4 714.§ C.I.Thornton’s XI v South Africans, Scarborough, September 4, 5, 6 (Match drawn) c J.A.J.Christy b Q.McMillan 151 388† 211 not out 70 130-3d† 273 715. MCC Australian XI v Lord Hawke’s XI, Scarborough, September 7, 9, 10 (Match drawn) run out 1 553-4d 319 271-8 716. Rest of England v Nottinghamshire, Kennington Oval, September 14, 16, 17, 18 (Rest of England won by 8 runs) c H.Larwood b F.Barratt 2 399 364 b R.D.F.Bland 68 282 309 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 1 2 0 62 52 31.00 - 1 - Players v Gentlemen 1 2 0 84 82 42.00 - 1 1 Championship 17 27 4 1750 204 76.09 9 3 7 Other Surrey matches 1 2 0 16 15 8.00 - - - Other matches 4 6 1 351 151 70.20 1 3 1 Season 24 39 5 2263 204 66.55 10 8 9 Career 716 1150 93 53153 316* 50.28 170 233 308 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i Championship 5 0 18 0 - - - Career (6-ball) 849.5 164 } 2666 107 7-56 24.91 3 Career (8-ball) 8 0 1930 Once again, Hobbs missed a great deal of the season through injury and illness, but he still had an excellent record. He played his last Test series, and had much to do with England’s only win. When he scored 106 against Sussex at Hastings, he became the first player to score centuries at home and away against all other counties. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 717.§ Surrey v Glamorgan, Kennington Oval, April 30, May 1, 2 (Match drawn) b W.E.Bates 137 333† 474 not out 111 190-2† 205 718.§ Surrey v Worcestershire, Kennington Oval, May 3, 5, 6 (Surrey won by an innings and 224 runs) c G.W.Brook b R.T.D.Perks 66 447-8d 40 183 719. Surrey v MCC, Lord’s, May 7, 8, 9 (Match drawn) b G.C.Newman 73 245 305 b F.S.G.Calthorpe 57 245-3d 58-3 720. Surrey v Glamorgan, Swansea, May 14, (15), 16 (Match drawn) run out 21 163 174 166-6 60