Graham Hobbins
Graham Raymond Hobbins (born 27 February 1946) is a former English cricketer. Hobbins was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium.
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Full name | Graham Raymond Hobbins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Eastbourne, Sussex, England | 27 February 1946||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1972–1986 | Oxfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 May 2011 |
Biography
He was born in Eastbourne, Sussex, but his family moved to Rhodesia in 1947 where he attended Umtali Boys High School. Hobbins moved back to the UK in 1964, and made his debut for Oxfordshire in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Dorset. Hobbins played Minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire from 1972 to 1986, which included 36 Minor Counties Championship matches[1] and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.[2] He made his List A debut against Gloucestershire in the 1972 Gillette Cup. He played 3 further List A matches, the last coming against Worcestershire in the 1986 NatWest Trophy.[3] In his 4 List A matches, he scored 36 runs at a batting average of 12.00, with a high score of 15.[4] With the ball, he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 49.66, with best figures of 2/57.[5]
References
- "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Graham Hobbins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Graham Hobbins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- "List A Matches played by Graham Hobbins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Graham Hobbins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- "List A Bowling For Each Team by Graham Hobbins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
External links
- Graham Hobbins at ESPNcricinfo
- Graham Hobbins at CricketArchive