5 mind-boggling pieces of Cricket trivia

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Canada v United States  -  Cricket Match
A Cricket Match between Canada and the United States of America

#3: Who has the most number of first-class hundreds?

Sir John Berry 'Jack' Hobbs,  1882 – 1963
Sir John Berry 'Jack' Hobbs, 1882 – 1963

Sachin Tendulkar has the most test match hundreds (51), but does he have his name against the most first-class centuries? Tendulkar has 81 first-class centuries but the record belongs to the incredible Sir Jack Hobbs. He scored an unbelievable 199 first-class centuries in his career, that spanned from 1905-1934. He played 834 first-class matches, scoring 61,760 runs at an average of 50.70. This record is going to be tough to beat.

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