The 'ultimate all-round sportsman' - Garfield Sobers could do it all
Summary
Sir Garfield Sobers, a celebrated cricket player from Barbados, passed away at 89. He was known as one of the best all-rounders in cricket history, excelling as a batsman, bowler, and fielder during a 20-year international career.Key Facts
- Garfield Sobers was born in Bridgetown, Barbados, in 1936 and lost his father at age five during World War Two.
- He played his first major cricket game at age 16 and made his Test debut for the West Indies at 17.
- Sobers was skilled in multiple cricket roles: batting left-handed, bowling left-arm fast-medium, left-arm spin, and left-arm wrist-spin, plus fielding well.
- He was the first player to hit six sixes (six runs in a row) in one over in a professional cricket game.
- Sobers played for the West Indies national team and the English county team Nottinghamshire.
- He scored 365 not out in a Test match in Jamaica, setting a new record at the time for the highest individual score.
- He was knighted after retiring and is remembered as a national hero in Barbados and a legend in the cricket world.
- A statue of Sobers stands outside the Kensington Oval cricket ground in Bridgetown.
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