Jack Hobbs

Sir Jack Hobbs
Hobbs c. 1920
Personal information
Full nameJohn Berry Hobbs
Born(1882-12-16)16 December 1882
Cambridge, England
Died21 December 1963(1963-12-21) (aged 81)
Hove, East Sussex, England
NicknameThe Master
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium pace
RoleOpening batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 157)1 January 1908 v Australia
Last Test16 August 1930 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1905–1934Surrey
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 61 834
Runs scored 5,410 61,760
Batting average 56.94 50.70
100s/50s 15/28 199/273
Top score 211 316*
Balls bowled 376 5,217
Wickets 1 108
Bowling average 165.00 25.03
5 wickets in innings 0 3
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/19 7/56
Catches/stumpings 17/– 342/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 March 2017
Hobbs and Sutcliff coming out to bat for England against Australia, Brisbane 1928.

Jack Hobbs (Sir John Berry Hobbs, 16 December 1882 – 21 December 1963) was an English professional cricketer.

Hobbs played for Surrey from 1905 to 1934 and for England in 61 Test matches between 1908 and 1930. Known as "The Master", Hobbs is regarded by critics as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century-maker in first-class cricket, with 61,760 runs and 199 centuries. A right-handed batsman and an occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, Hobbs also excelled as a fielder, particularly in the position of cover point.


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