Huntingdonshire is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England, which was historically a county in its own right. It borders Peterborough to the north, Fenland to the north-east, East Cambridgeshire to the east, South Cambridgeshire to the south-east, Central Bedfordshire and Bedford to the south-west, and North Northamptonshire to the west.
Sir John Berry Hobbs was an English professional cricketer who played for Surrey from 1905 to 1934 and for England in 61 Test matches between 1908 and 1930. Known as "The Master", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century-maker in first-class cricket, with 61,760 runs and 199 centuries. A right-handed batsman and an occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, Hobbs also excelled as a fielder, particularly in the position of cover point. Hobbs was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century alongside Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Garfield Sobers, Shane Warne, and Sir Viv Richards.
Herbert Sutcliffe was an English professional cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England as an opening batsman. Apart from one match in 1945, his first-class career spanned the period between the two world wars. His first-class debut was delayed by the First World War until 1919 and his career was effectively terminated in August 1939 when he was called up for military service in the imminent Second World War. He was the first cricketer to score 16 centuries in Test match cricket. He is most famous for being the partner of Jack Hobbs and the partnership between the two, Hobbs and Sutcliffe, is widely regarded as the greatest partnership of all time.
Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club is one of twenty minor county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Cambridgeshire including the Isle of Ely.
Ellis Hue Hobbs III is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Iowa State Cyclones. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2005 NFL draft and played for them from 2005 to 2008. He was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in April 2009 and played for them from 2009 to 2010, before a neck injury prematurely ended his career.
1963 was the 64th season of County Championship cricket in England. Limited overs cricket began with the first edition of the knockout competition that was originally called the Gillette Cup. The highlight of the season was a memorable Test series between England and West Indies which the tourists won 3–1. Yorkshire won their second consecutive championship title. Off the field, the year saw the publication of the hundredth edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, as well as the deaths of two cricketing knights, Sir Jack Hobbs and Sir Pelham Warner.
The Natural is a 1984 American sports film based on Bernard Malamud's 1952 novel of the same name, directed by Barry Levinson, and starring Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey, Robert Prosky and Richard Farnsworth. Like the novel, the film recounts the experiences of Roy Hobbs, an individual with great "natural" baseball talent, spanning the decades of Roy's career. In direct contrast to the novel, the film ends on a positive tone. It was the first film produced by TriStar Pictures.
Robert Edwin Strampe is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher in 1972 for the Detroit Tigers.
Mervyn 'Merv' Hobbs is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the VFL during the early 1960s.
Vincent Reed was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Cambridgeshire. He was born in Yelling.
Darren Mark Cousins is a former professional English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who used to play for Essex, Northamptonshire, Surrey and Cambridgeshire. His contract was terminated in 2003 after fracturing his navicular whilst playing for Northamptonshire.
Rex Alan Gautrey was an English cricketer and footballer. Gautrey was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. He was born at Cottenham, Cambridgeshire.
Maurice Alfred Crouch was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he was born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
Alan Robert Wilson is a former English cricketer. Wilson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Littleport, Cambridgeshire.
Ajaz Akhtar is a former British first-class cricketer. Akhtar is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Upon coming to the United Kingdom in 1971, he was educated at Deacon's School, Teesside University, University of Hertfordshire and Durham University.
Paul Alan Redfarn is an English cricketer. Redfarn is a right-handed batsman who plays as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.
Gary Sedgwick Rice is a former English cricketer. Rice was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Leicester, Leicestershire, the son of Alan Rice who played first-class cricket for Leicestershire.
Alan Sedgwick Rice is a former English cricketer. Rice was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Leicester, Leicestershire.
Alan Mervyn Ponder is a former English cricketer. Ponder was a left-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.
