Jack Hobbs : Ask Biography

Personal information

Full name

John Berry Hobbs

Birth Date (Y-M-D)

1882-12-16

Place of birth

Cambridge

Country of birth

England

Death Date (Y-M-D)

1963-12-21

Nickname

The Master

Batting style

right-handed (RHB)

Bowling style

right-arm medium pace (RM)

Role

opening batsman

Country

England

Test Debut

1 January 1908 v Australia

Last Test

16 August 1930 v Australia

Domestic team information

Surrey

1905 � 1934

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Sir John Berry (Jack) Hobbs (born 16 December 1882 at Cambridge; died 21 December 1963 at Hove) was an English professional cricketer who played for Surrey from 1905 to 1934 and for England in 61 Test matches from 1908 to 1930.

Universally known as "Jack" and nicknamed "The Master", Hobbs is widely regarded as cricket's greatest-ever opening batsman and 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).

Hobbs was a right-handed batsman (RHB) and a useful right-arm medium pace bowler (RM) who took 108 career wickets with a best analysis of 7/56. In the field, Hobbs was considered a "brilliant" cover point.