Garfield Sobers
Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers (28 July 1936 – 17 July 2026), generally known as Gary Sobers, was a West Indian cricketer. He was widely regarded as cricket's greatest-ever all-rounder, having been a brilliant left-handed batter, an outstanding fielder, and a highly effective bowler who could bowl all varieties of left-arm bowling from spin to fast. He was born in Bridgetown, Colony of Barbados.
Sobers played for Barbados for over twenty years from 1952 to 1974. He also had three seasons in Australia with South Australia (1961–62 to 1963–64), and seven seasons in England with Nottinghamshire (1968 to 1974). In international cricket, he represented the West Indies in 93 Test matches between 1953 and 1974. His highest score in a Test match was 365* against Pakistan in 1958. This was the world record in Test cricket for many years, until it was overtaken by Brian Lara.[1] One of Sobers' most remarkable feats was hitting six sixes in one over, at Swansea in 1968, the first time this had been done in a first-class match.[2]
Sobers died on 17 July 2026 in Saint Michael, Barbados at the age of 89.[3][4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Gary Sobers". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ Hughes, Simon (31 August 2018). "'My goodness, it's gone way down to Swansea'". The Cricketer. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ↑ Hoult, Nick (17 July 2026). "Sir Garfield Sobers dies aged 89 – farewell to the most talented cricketer ever". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 17 July 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "Sir Garfield Sobers obituary: cricket's greatest all-rounder". The Times. 17 July 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
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