Sir Garfield Sobers, widely regarded as the greatest cricketer in history, has passed away at the age of 89, just two weeks before he would have celebrated his 90th birthday
Sobers is often recognized for establishing the prominence of West Indies cricket. He was the inaugural player to achieve the remarkable feat of hitting six sixes in consecutive deliveries during First-Class cricket, representing Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan in 1968
Tributes have poured in from across the cricketing world after the death of West Indies legend Sir Garfield Sobers, whose extraordinary all-round career redefined the sport and inspired generations
West Indian cricket legend and the game's ultimate all-round, Sir Garry Sobers dies at the age of 89. A hard-hitting middle-order batter, a left-arm bowler who mastered three bowling styles, and a brilliant close-in fielder, Sobers was one of the greatest all-rounders the game has ever seen
Sir Garfield Sobers, the graceful West Indian cricketer whose world-record test innings of 365 not out as a 21-year-old set him on the path to becoming arguably the sport’s greatest allrounder, has died. He was 89. West Indies’ cricket federation announced his death on Friday without providing a cause. Born in Bridgetown, Barbados, with an extra finger on each hand, Sobers hit 26 test centuries and had a test average of 57.78 from batting that was both elegant and powerful. He was also a versatile bowler, dangerous with both wrist-spin and fast-medium deliveries. Sobers held a slew of records. His unbeaten 365 against Pakistan in 1958 — remarkably his first test century — was the record score for 36 years, before countryman Brian Lara bettered it. He also was the first player to reach 8,000 runs in test cricket and to hit six sixes in one over in a first-class game, for Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan in English county cricket in 1968.
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