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England won both matches in which Hobbs played, and won the series 3–0; Learie Constantine, the West Indian bowler, was very impressed with Hobbs' batting, but Hobbs did not consider West Indies up to international standard and did not take the series very seriously. [93] Hobbs maintained his batting form until the end of the season.
In the first Test, played at Edgbaston, Hobbs opened the batting with MacLaren but was dismissed from the first ball he received. The match was a low-scoring one, and Australia set England 105 runs to win. Hobbs, this time opening the batting with C. B. Fry, hit 62 not out and England passed the target without losing a wicket. [74]
Hobbs batting early in his career. 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. Born into poverty in Cambridge, Hobbs displayed little distinction as a cricketer until relatively late in ...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield : Lost Innings and 1 run Parkin 7–57 and 5–6; H Storer 5–27; R Tyldesley 5–30: 7 31 May 1924 [7] Worcestershire County Ground, Derby : Drawn 8 7 Jun 1924 [8] Warwickshire County Ground, Derby : Drawn 9 14 Jun 1924 [9] Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield : Lost 137 runs J Horsley 6–42 : 10 18 Jun 1924 [10 ...
The 1946–47 Australians defeated the touring England team 3–0 in the 1946–47 Ashes series.First-class cricket had continued in Australia until January 1942 and as grade cricket had continued throughout the war there had been less of an hiatus than in England. [1]
Between the two World Wars, Surrey often had a good side, but it tended to be stronger in batting than in bowling; Hobbs played until 1934 with another good opening partner in Andrew Sandham. Hobbs scored more runs (61,760) and compiled more centuries (199) in first-class cricket than any other player in the history of the game.