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Sir John Berry Hobbs (16 December 1882 – 21 December 1963) was an English professional cricketer who played for Surrey from 1905 to 1934 and for England in 61 Test matches between 1908 and 1930. Known as "The Master", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket.
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Hobbs continued his run fest and scored more centuries. In February 1935, Hobbs decided to the call it quits from first-class cricket thereby ending an illustrious career which saw 61760 runs...
Born on December 16, 1882, Jack Hobbs is widely regarded as the greatest opening batsman of all time, playing first-class cricket for 29 years from 1905 to 1934. He remains the man with the most first-class runs – 61,760 – and centuries – 199 – playing all his cricket for Surrey and England.
Hobbs was set to bat for twenty minutes on Parker's Piece against William Reeves, the Essex bowler, and Hayward was so impressed that he promised to get Jack a trial...
Find out the complete career history of Jack Hobbs including highest scores, centuries, half centuries, wickets and more.
Dec 16, 2015 · Jack Hobbs finished his First-Class career with 61,760 runs at 50.70. It has been over eight decades, but Hobbs’ record remains intact.
A portrait of Hobbs taken in Australia in 1928. Sir John Berry "Jack" Hobbs (16 December 1882 – 21 December 1963) was an English professional cricketer who played for Surrey from 1905 to 1934 and for England in 61 Test matches between 1908 and 1930.
May 15, 2023 · Sir Jack Hobbs died in 1963 at the age of 81 and the legendary cricketing commentator John Arlott had this to say: He had all the gifts of the great batsmen. Others scored faster and hit the ball harder.
Dec 16, 2016 · Jack Hobbs, born December 16, 1882, is perhaps, alongside Herbert Sutcliffe and Len Hutton, the greatest opening batsman the world has ever seen. It is a different matter that modern day ...
