Denys Hobson was a legspinner who was generally regarded as the best spin bowler in the country during South Africa's era of isolation. So highly was he regarded that he was signed by Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket in 1977 but he never took to the field as he had never played for South Africa, a qualification necessary in order to bypass political issues. His finest hour came in 1977-78 when he used a gale at Newlands to take 9 for 64 against Eastern Province.
Martin Williamson

Denys Hobson Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	50s	Ct	St
FC	105	128	34	1251	61	13.30	0	2	47	0
List A	18	12	4	105	27*	13.12	0	0	3	0

Bowling

Format	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
FC	105	22119	10296	374	9/64	-	27.52	2.79	59.1	-	22	6
List A	18	875	448	17	7/27	7/27	26.35	3.07	51.4	0	1	0

Debut/Last Matches of Denys Hobson

FC Matches

Span

1970/71 - 1984/85

List A Matches

Span

1974/75 - 1984/85

Recent Matches of Denys Hobson

Match	Bat	Bowl	Date	Ground	Format
South Africa vs West Ind XI	1	0/49 & 1/36	30-Dec-1983	Cape Town	FC
South Africa vs West Ind XI	12*	1/95	23-Dec-1983	Durban	FC
W Province vs West Ind XI	--	5/92 & 7/129	25-Nov-1983	Cape Town	FC
South Africa vs SAB Eng XI	2	0/48 & 1/86	19-Mar-1982	Cape Town	FC
W Province vs SAB Eng XI	--	4/57 & 2/48	08-Mar-1982	Cape Town	FC

News and Features about Denys Hobson

South Africa's superstars of '76

If you think the world's current No. 1 side takes some beating, take a look at their compatriots from 35 years ago

23-Aug-2012•Mark Nicholas