jack hobbs was the leading run scorer in first-class cricket.
jack hobbs was the leading run scorer in first-class cricket.
who is the leading run scorer in first-class cricket?
jack hobbs
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the 1906 side was captained by cloudesley marsham and featured england international players colin blythe and arthur fielder. blythe had toured south africa over the 1905–06 winter and fielder toured australia in 1903–04. both bowlers would go on to tour australia in 1907–08 as would batsman kenneth hutchings who played his first full season in 1906. fielder and hutchings were selected as two of wisden's five cricketers of the year in 1907 as a result of their 1906 performances. future kent great frank woolley made his first xi debut in 1906 and the team also featured wally hardinge in the early years of his career. woolley is kent's all-time leading run scorer and has made the most appearances for the county in first-class cricket whilst hardinge, who at the time also played football for newcastle united, is second on both lists. james seymour, who played in all 22 championship matches during the season, is the fourth leading run scorer in the county's history and has made the third most appearances for kent.
kent county cricket club in 1906