Vintage Cricket Moments

Black and white photos showcasing classic cricket action, featuring players in motion during the mid-20th century. Nostalgic and historical.

Photograph of John Berry Hobbs scoring the single run which took him to his 126th first-class century, during a match between Surrey and Somerset, 1926.      Hobbs, the Surrey, MCC and England batsman, had thus equalled the record number of first-class centuries, which had been set by the legendary W.G. Grace.  Hobbs finished his career with 199 first-class centuries at an average of 50.70.     Date: 1925
Photograph of John Berry Hobbs scoring the single run which took him to his 126th first-class century, during a match between Surrey and Somerset, 1926. Hobbs, the Surrey, MCC and England batsman, had thus equalled the record number of first-class centuries, which had been set by the legendary W.G. Grace. Hobbs finished his career with 199 first-class centuries at an average of 50.70. Date: 1925