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Jack Hobbs



Reference
NCC/2/9/1/1
Date:
1924 - 1925
Level of description
item
Extent
1 trading card
Part of
Cricketers 1924-25 (NCC/2/9/1)
Scope and Content
Trading card depicting a black and white photographic head and shoulders portrait of Jack Hobbs. He is wearing a white shirt and MCC tour blazer with striped trim. Series No.1.

Biography on reverse reads: "J. Hobbs (Surrey). Probably the greatest batsman in the world. He not only gets large scores, [?] so with perfect styles. As a Test batsman he has averaged 53 runs and always opens for his side."

Reverse states: "For that Little Cough Which Keeps the Household Awake, Don't Forget to Put CURE-EM-QUICK Under Your Pillow at Night."
Associations
Sir John Berry Hobbs
Subject
trading cards
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
1 trading card
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