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John Anthony David Hobbs (born 30 November 1935) is an English former first-class cricketer.

Hobbs was born in the Liverpool suburb of Aigburth in November 1935. He later studied at St Peter's College at the University of Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Gloucestershire at Oxford in 1956. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1958, making a total of eighteen appearances. Hobbs scored a total of 614 runs in his eighteen matches, at an average of 17.54. He passed fifty on three occasions, with a high score of 95 against Middlesex in 1975.

References

1. "Player profile: John Hobbs". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
2. "First-Class Matches played by John Hobbs". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Hobbs". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
4. "Oxford University v Middlesex, 1957". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

External links

• John Hobbs at ESPNcricinfo

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