Famous Cricketers No 1 - Jack Hobbs

778. Surrey v Middlesex (friendly), Kennington Oval, August 8, (10), 11 (Match drawn) b F.J.Durston 44 167† 155-8 779. Surrey v Worcestershire, Worcester, August 12, 13, (14) (Match drawn) b M.E.White 51 238 185 1 not out 44 81-1† 780. Surrey v Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, August 15, (17), 18 (Match drawn) c E.J.Stephens b C.W.L.Parker 10 98-8 135 781.§ Surrey v Somerset, Taunton, August 19, (20), 21 (Match drawn) not out 101 193-0† 286 1 782.§ Surrey v Yorkshire, Kennington Oval, August 22, 24, 25 (Match drawn) not out 133 300† 233 178-4 783. Surrey v Leicestershire, Kennington Oval, August 26, 27, 28 (Surrey won by eight wickets) c J.C.Bradshaw b W.A.Smith 0 355 179 not out 25 60-2† 232 2 784.§ Surrey v Middlesex (friendly), Lord’s, August 29, 31, September 1 (Match drawn) c and b J.L.Guise 88 296† 267 c and b G.E.Hart 17 297-8d 223-6 785.§ Players v Gentlemen, Scarborough, September (5), 7, 8 (Match drawn) b F.R.Brown 144 414-6d 210 did not bat - 27-0 786.§ H.D.G.Leveson-Gower’s XI v New Zealanders, Scarborough, September 9, 10, 11 (Match drawn) c K.C.James b W.E.Merritt 153 423-4d† 217 1 did not bat - 61-3 370 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Players v Gentlemen 2 3 0 285 144 95.00 2 - - Championship 25 40 5 1748 147 49.94 7 5 7 Other Surrey matches 3 5 1 232 88 58.00 - 2 - Other matches 1 1 0 153 153 153.00 1 - 1 Season 31 49 6 2418 153 56.23 10 7 8 Career 786 1254 102 58267 316* 50.58 187 257 328 1932 For the first time, Hobbs elected to miss some games when he was fully fit; at the age of 49, he was surely entitled to. When he did play, he looked as sound as ever, and comfortably topped the Surrey averages. His century for the Players saved them from defeat and, although batting with some difficulty, he scored his runs in five hours. This was the last of seven occasions on which he carried his bat, and the second time he had done so for the Players at Lord’s. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 787.§ Surrey v Worcestershire, Kennington Oval, April 30, May 2, 3 (Match drawn) lbw b P.F.Jackson 84 339 88 788.§ Surrey v MCC, Lord’s, May (4), (5), 6 (Match drawn) b W.E.Bowes 75 149-2† 158-8d 1 789.§ Surrey v Somerset, Kennington Oval, May 7, (9), 10 (Match drawn) c R.A.Ingle b A.Young 79 305-5 236 1 790. Surrey v Sussex (friendly), Kennington Oval, May (11), 12, 13 (Match drawn) st W.L.Cornford b J.Langridge 26 201 174-7 791. Surrey v Worcestershire, Stourbridge, May 18, 19, (20) (Match drawn) b C.F.Root 32 75-3† 216 792.§ Surrey v Warwickshire, Kennington Oval, May 25, 26, (27) (Match drawn) c C.C.Smart b G.A.E.Paine 74 268 267 1 c C.C.Smart b J.H.Mayer 1 101-4 65