Famous Cricketers No 1 - Jack Hobbs

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Players v Gentlemen 2 3 1 203 161* 101.50 1 - - Championship 20 30 3 1460 123 54.07 4 8 6 Other Surrey matches 4 2 0 101 75 50.50 - 1 1 Season 24 35 4 1764 161* 56.90 5 9 7 Career 810 1289 106 60031 316* 50.74 192 266 335 1933 Hobbs played only when he wanted to in 1933; in practice, whenever the weather was warm and he felt fully fit. Nevertheless, he showed fine form, and finished third in the national averages. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 811.§ Surrey v West Indians, Kennington Oval, May 27, 29, 30 (Match drawn) b V.A.Valentine 221 470† 460 160-5 812. Surrey v Sussex, Kennington Oval, May 31, June 1, 2 (Match drawn) c A.F.Wensley b M.W.Tate 0 203 159 1 c J.G.Langridge b A.F.Wensley 16 426-6d 302-5 813.§ Surrey v Warwickshire, Kennington Oval, June 14, 15, 16 (Match drawn) c J.H.Mayer b T.Collin 100 457† 401 167-2 814.§ Surrey v Essex, Kennington Oval, June 17, 19, 20 (Surrey won by an innings and 100 runs) c J.R.Sheffield b V.J.Evans 85 268† 66 102 815.§ Surrey v Cambridge University, Kennington Oval, June 21, 22, 23 (Surrey won by six wickets) c B.O.Allen b E.Cawston 118 291† 273 1 did not bat - 224-4 240 1 816. Surrey v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, June 28, 29, 30 (Warwickshire won by an innings and 23 runs) lbw b J.H.Mayer 5 231 382 lbw b E.Brown 17 128 817.§ Surrey v Kent, Blackheath, July 15, 17, 18 (Kent won by 215 runs) lbw b A.P.Freeman 101 261† 251 st L.E.G.Ames b W.H.Ashdown 6 152 377-6d 818. Surrey v Somerset, Kennington Oval, July 26, 27, 28 (Surrey won by six wickets) c J.W.Lee b H.N.E.Alston 117 326† 133 did not bat - 134-4 324 819. Surrey v Northamptonshire, Kennington Oval, August 2, 3, 4 (Match drawn) c J.E.Timms b A.D.G.Matthews 10 257 256 1 run out 8 229 139-7 820.§ Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Kennington Oval, August 5, 7, 8 (Match drawn) c H.J.Butler b G.V.Gunn 133 419-8d† 379 did not bat - 78-0 281 821. Surrey v Sussex, Hastings, August 9, 10, 11 (Match drawn) c T.E.R.Cook b H.E.Hammond 58 214† 441 1 lbw b A.F.Wensley 24 36-1† 822.§§ Surrey v Middlesex, Kennington Oval, August 19, 21, 22 (Surrey won by four wickets) c P.F.Judge b H.W.Lee 24 231 188 c E.H.Hendren b P.F.Judge 62 247-6 289 67