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Jack Hobbs
Mon, June 18 2018
Jack Hobbs humbles Alexander Cowie
Alexander Cowie was as erratic as he was quick. However, on that day at Fenner’s he found Jack Hobbs too hot to handle.
Mon, December 11 2017
Abhimanyu Easwaran joins WG Grace, Jack Hobbs, Ricky Ponting, other legends
Abhimanyu Easwaran became the second Indian cricketer to score twin tons in the same city twice.
Wed, October 18 2017
GH Hardy: Mathematician and unapologetic cricket fan
GH Hardy knew exactly what cricket was. While his love for cricket lasted a lifetime, they were never shadowed by the dreads of bias. He knew exactly what cricket was; and exactly where its fans stood.
Mon, October 09 2017
When Jack Hobbs turned back the clock — literally
Jack Hobbs sent time backwards that day. If only he could hold it there, not letting The War happen...
Fri, June 16 2017
The H’s: Supreme openers, masterly middle-order, brilliant bowlers
The letter ‘H’ has been the hallmark of some of the supreme opening batsmen the game has ever seen.
Sat, December 31 2016
Celebrating New Year: How five of the greatest cricketers did it
Great cricketers have unique ways of welcoming the New Year. Arunabha Sengupta looks at how five of the greatest cricketers of the yore made the New Year memorable.
Fri, December 16 2016
Jack Hobbs: 15 things about The Master
In 1924-25, Hobbs said that he would tour Australia only if MCC allowed his wife Ada to accompany him.
Tue, August 09 2016
Reg Perks: Starting with Jack Hobbs, grabbing five-fors in both Tests
A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Reg Perks played 595 First-Class matches in all in a 25-year span of 1930 to 1955 that included 2 Tests, one against South Africa, and one against West Indies.
Sun, July 24 2016
Infographic: Misbah-ul-Haq and 5 other oldest cricketers to score Test centuries
Jack Hobbs scored 2,440 runs after he turned 40, smashing 8 hundreds. Misbah already has 5 hundreds to his name post 40 and with his fitness and stamina, there is no reason, why he cannot go and surpass the English cricket giant.
Wed, April 27 2016
Ashes 1907-08: England swept away by Warwick Armstrong and rain
A look back at the fourth Test of the 1907-08 Ashes, which saw an epic by Warwick Armstrong as well as the first great Test innings of Jack Hobbs.