Famous Cricketers No 1 - Jack Hobbs

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Players v Gentlemen 1 2 0 42 24 21.00 - - - Championship 8 13 1 470 116 39.16 1 3 1 Other Surrey matches 2 2 0 74 50 37.00 - 1 1 Other matches 1 1 0 38 38 38.00 - - - Season 12 18 1 624 116 36.70 1 4 2 Career 834 1325 107 61760 316* 50.70 199 273 342 MINOR COUNTIES CRICKET Jack Hobbs played for Cambridgeshire in two seasons. In 1901 he played twice for the County, both matches being won although the contribution by Hobbs was slight. 1901 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Season 2 4 0 35 34 8.75 - - 1 In the 1904 season he played nine matches and Wisden remarked “A new player in Hobbs rendered fine services as a batsman and came out with a remarkable average. Hayward, Hobbs and Rev H. Gray did most of the bowling.” Hobbs scored two centuries, 195 at Fenner’s and 129 at Watford, both against Hertfordshire. 1904 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Season 9 13 1 696 195 58.00 2 5 7 Career 11 17 1 731 195 45.68 2 5 8 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i Season 114 23 304 15 5-42 20.26 1 69