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|title=Jack Hobbs: England's Greatest Cricketer

|author=Leo McKinstry

|publisher=Yellow Jersey

|date=May 2012

|summary=It's a rare biography that leaves you wanting to shake the hand of both author and subject, but this excellent portrayal of Jack Hobbs as man and cricketer does exactly that.

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Back in the early 1920s, there were only three Test cricket playing nations; England, Australia and South Africa. In the summer of 2012, both nations have been on tour; Australia recently beaten comprehensively at one day cricket and South Africa about to start a test series to determine the best Test nation in the world. Given that history is repeating itself, it seems appropriate that a new biography of Jack Hobbs, England's greatest run scorer and a man who repeatedly blunted the bowling attacks of both nations, should become available now.