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About Sir John Berry 'Jack' Hobbs
Sir John Berry 'Jack' Hobbs
Nickname: "The Master" [1]
Birth date: 16 Dec 1882 [1]
Free BMD Index MarQ 1883 Cambridge Vol. 3b page 514
Birth Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Date of Death: 21 Dec 1963 [1]
Place of Death: Hove, East Sussex, England
Parents
Father: John Cooper Hobbs -a slater's labourer who became a professional cricketer "in the employ of Cambridge University Cricket Club as a net bowler and occasional umpire at the Fenner's ground. Later, he was a groundsman and umpire at Jesus College" [1]
Mother: Flora Matilda Hobbs
Marriage: SeptQ 1906
Children
Jack - born 1907
Leonard - born
Ivan - born
Vera - born 1913
Occupation: Professional Cricketer
Honours and Awards:
1953 - the 2nd professional cricket to receive a knighthood for his services to the sport as a player. The first was Don Bradman.
"As a result of his outstanding achievements in 1925, Hobbs was elected sole Cricketer of the Year by Wisden Cricketer's Almanack in its 1926 edition. Having already received the award in 1909, he became only the second player to be selected a second time and the third sole recipient." [1]
Career:
Batting Style: Right Handed
Bowling Style: Right arm medium pace
Roll: Opening Batsman
Played for: National Side - England
Surrey 1905-1934
England 1908-1930
Test Matches: 61
Debut: 1 January 1908 v Australia [1]
Last Test: 16 August 1930 v Australia
Career Statitics: [1]
Matches: Test - 61 First Class - 834
Runs scored: Test - 5,410 First Class - 61,760
Batting average: Test - 56.94 First Class - 50.70
100s/50s: Test - 15/28 First Class - 199/273
Top score: Test - 211 First Class - 316
Balls bowled: Test - 376 First Class - 5,217
Wickets: Test - 1 First Class -108
Bowling average: Test - 165.00 First Class - 25.03
5 wickets in innings: Test – 0 First Class - 3
10 wickets in match: Test - 0 First Class – 0
Best bowling: Test - 1/19 First Class - 7/56
Catches/stumpings: Test - 17/– First Class - 342/–
World Records: holds world records in first-class cricket for scoring the most runs (61,237 or 61,760 depending on source) and centuries (197 or 199 depending on source {Playfair Cricket Annual 2008, pp.236–239. and
Jack Hobbs – profile". CricketArchive}) [1]
Publications:
He published four books between 1912 and 1935 -
- Jack Hobbs, Recovering The Ashes, Pitman, 1912
- Jack Hobbs, My Cricket Memories, Heinemann, 1924
- Jack Hobbs, Playing for England, Gollancz, 1931
- Jack Hobbs, My Life Story, The Star, 1935
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Sir John Berry 'Jack' Hobbs's Timeline
| 1882 |
December 16, 1882
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England (United Kingdom)
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| 1907 |
July 1907
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England (United Kingdom)
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| 1909 |
1909
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Wandsworth Registration District, England (United Kingdom)
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| 1913 |
March 25, 1913
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Wandsworth Registration District
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| 1914 |
1914
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Wandsworth Registration District, England (United Kingdom)
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| 1963 |
December 21, 1963
Age 81
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Hove, East Sussex, England (United Kingdom)
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Hove Cemetery, Hove, East Sussex, England (United Kingdom)
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