Jack Hobbs
The situation with Jack Hobbs is simpler than with Grace and relates to a match for The Reef v MCC during the tour of South Africa in 1909–10; and the tour of India and Ceylon by the Maharajkumar of Vizianagram's team in 1930-31. He did not score a century in the 1909–10 match but scored two in the 1930-31 tour.
Given that he was near the end of his career in 1930-31, his centuries total is subject to variation from this time only, when he had already scored over 170 centuries. Therefore, the date of his 100th century is uncontested and the date on which he passed Grace's total of centuries is only affected by different versions of Grace’s own centuries total.
The table below summarises Jack Hobbs' career figures with his original totals, as calculated by Wisden, and his alternative totals, that now appear on CricketArchive:
| career | I | NO | Runs | Avge | HS | 100 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'original' | 1905–1934 | 1315 | 106 | 61237 | 50.65 | 316* | 197 |
| 'alternative' | 1905–1934 | 1325 | 107 | 61760 | 50.70 | 316* | 199 |
Read more about this topic: Variations In First-class Cricket Statistics
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