Cambridge, Hobbs Pavilion, Parker's Piece 1931
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Born in Cambridge in 1882, Sir John Berry 'Jack' Hobbs was undoubtedly the world's greatest cricket batsman of his time. Between 1905 and 1934 he played in 61 test matches and scored a record 61,237 runs. Perhaps his greatest innings at the Oval was against Australia in 1926, when he made a century to help bring back the Ashes to England. Hobbs's Pavilion on Parker's Piece, (note the batsman wind vane), honours Cambridge's sporting son. These days, Hobbs's Pavilion is a restaurant.
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