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He retired in 1934 after playing 61 Test matches between 1908 and 1930, with a career batting average in his first-class cricket of 50.65. He also scored 197 first-class centuries, which remains a record. This was despite the interruption in his career due to the First World War, during which he served in the Royal Flying Corps as an Air Mechanic.

Hobbs toured Australia five times during his career and was voted one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the YearThe Wisden Cricketers of the Year is an award given annually by the Wisden yearbook. Usually, five players are named each year, although this was not always the case in the early years Jack Hobbs and W. Grace being among those to be honoured individually. in 1909. He was also named as Wisden's only Cricketer of the Year in 1926 (when he was 44), and one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century in 2000.

External links

• Cricinfo Player Profile : John Berry Hobbs