Background
He was born in Eastbourne, Sussex.
He was born in Eastbourne, Sussex.
Hobbins was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Hobbins made his debut for Oxfordshire in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Dorset. Hobbins played Minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire from 1972 to 1986, which included 36 Minor Counties Championship matches and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
He made his List A debut against Gloucestershire in the 1972 Gillette Cup.
He played 3 further List A matches, the last coming against Worcestershire in the 1986 National Westminster Trophy. In his 4 List A matches, he scored 36 runs at a batting average of 12.00, with a high score of 15.
With the ball, he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 49.66, with best figures of 2/57.