Top 10 Greatest English Batsmen of All Time – Numero Uno
1. Sir Jack Hobbs
Batting Style : Right-handed Batsman
Sir Jack Hobbs is given the First our list of Top 10 Greatest English Batsmen of All Time. No one has scored more runs than him in First Class Cricket. Also his tally of 199 centuries is still record for most number of centuries in First Class career. He might have scored many more had the Great War not intervened. Even in Tests, he has scored 5410 runs with an average of 57. He is the oldest batsman to score a century at 46 years. The Cricket World cannot see such a dominating batsman in the future. In 1953, he became the first professional cricketer to be knighted.
Tests:
| Matches | Runs | Average | Highest Score | 50/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 5410 | 56.94 | 211 | 28/15 |
First Class:
| Matches | Runs | Average | Highest Score | 50/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185 | 61760 | 50.70 | 316 | 273/199 |
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No one can replace Jack Hobbs as the best English batsman of all time and with that note we round-up our list of Top 10 Greatest English Batsmen of All Time.
