Research by Jamie_Crawley
Had The Cricketer run a feature 90- odd years ago appraising the greatest England batsmen of all time, the debate – unlike in 2017 – would probably have been a binary one. The argument would start with WG Grace and end with Jack Hobbs – The Grand Old Man and The Master. This was afirmed by the national fascination with Hobbs’ pursuit of equalling WG’s record of 126 centuries through the 1925 season.