- Published: 15 May 2012
- ISBN: 9780224083300
- Imprint: Yellow Jersey
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 432
- RRP: $27.99
Jack Hobbs
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- Published: 15 May 2012
- ISBN: 9780224083300
- Imprint: Yellow Jersey
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 432
- RRP: $27.99
Magnificent... A tender and intriguing picture of the man
Michael Simkins, Mail on Sunday
McKinstry captures the spirit of this thoroughly decent man, and also the spirit of the age where he dominated
Michael Henderson, Spectator
It makes for excellent social history... McKinstry does an excellent job, recounting Hobb's exploits with impressive thoroughness
Simon Wilde, Sunday Times
Impressively researched... McKinstry does an excellent job recounting Hobbes' exploits
Mike Atherton, The Times
Leo McKinstry has written an intelligent, straightforward account of Hobbs, both as man and as cricketer
Robert Cheshire, Literary Review
This learned and wide-ranging book skilfully recreates a vanished world and resuscitates the reputation of one who might well be England's greatest cricketer
Marcus Berkman, Daily Mail