[62], In the 1961–62 Australian season which followed the 1960–61 West Indies tour, Sobers and his West Indian colleagues Wes Hall and Rohan Kanhai returned to Australia to take part in the Sheffield Shield. [54], While he was engaged at Radcliffe, Sobers underwent emotional trauma after a road accident in September 1959 on the A34 near Stoke-on-Trent which resulted in Collie Smith's death. Garfield Sobers Age- 83 years (28 July 1936). None of the other players of the team was able to reach an individual score of 30 in the match.

Sir Garfield Sobers, in full Sir Garfield St. Aubrun Sobers, byname Gary Sobers, (born July 28, 1936, Bridgetown, Barbados), West Indian cricketer, considered by many authorities the most gifted all-around player of all time.

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SV Sobers and Prudence come out of registry office and pose for photographers. Let's connect on social media! He became a dual Barbadian-Australian citizen through marriage in 1980. Pan to Sobers and Prudence as they walk towards registry officer and go in. Garfield Sobers had a short term affair with Indian actress Anju Mahendru and was briefly engaged while he was on 1966-67 tour of India.

He scored a celebrated 132 on the first day of the First Test at Brisbane Cricket Ground, the match which resulted in the first Tied Test. India won the series 1–0 with four matches drawn.

However, Australia won the series with 2-1, but somewhere Sobers managed to score 430 runs with two centuries and an amazing 12 catches. He played his last Test in March 1974 at Queen's Park Oval against England. [73] Commenting upon Sobers' six sixes in an over against his team in 1968, Glamorgan captain Tony Lewis said: "It was not sheer slogging through strength, but scientific hitting with every movement working in harmony. [51], Sobers spent several seasons in English league cricket. At the age of 13, Sobers got the grand opportunity to join two local teams Kent St. Philip Club in the Barbados Cricket League (BCL) and Wanderers Club in Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) where he played with renowned teams. SV Sobers and Prudence come out of registry office and pose for photographers.

SportsUnfolded. I just don't write about Ice Hockey and cricket, but I love playing it on Sunday's as well. [42] Sobers was never a prolific wicket-taker in Test cricket, and his average of three wickets per game in this series typified his whole career. A highly skilled bowler, an aggressive batsman and an excellent fielder, he is widely considered to be cricket's greatest ever all-rounder. It was "one of the most magnificent innings seen on the Melbourne Cricket Ground" and his "superb display of forceful cricket" lasted 376 minutes and included two sixes and 33 fours. He had reached double figures in 18 of his 22 Test innings, although his highest score was still only 66.

In James's view, only Don Bradman and Sobers were comparable with St Hill in having this capability of "seeing" the ball. Sobers had a suspicion he might be asked to do the job. Meanwhile, playing at Wanderers has brought new openings for Sobers and his talent was acknowledged by Inspector Wilfred Farmer (Police team captain). 1958-59: West Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year. Also, his tremendous performance against the touring Marylebone Cricket club draws attention to receive his test call. CU Sobers and Prudence.

[citation needed], In 1969, West Indies lost 2–0 in England with one match drawn. [57] He recovered well and, after an outstanding home Test series against England in 1959–60, he returned to Radcliffe where he continued as club professional for the next three seasons. He had shown enough talent in these two matches to be selected for West Indies and his third first-class appearance was his Test debut. Wisden confirmed that "some observers considered it the best hundred they had ever seen".

In the home Test series against England in 1959–60, he scored three centuries in five matches, totalling 709 runs. Sobers was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1975 for his services to cricket. He lost his father, at the age of 5, due to a massive shipwreck in 1942.

First test cricket match - Australia v West Indies. [32] After England had scored 412, the West Indies were easily dismissed for 89 and 86 by the Surrey spinners Jim Laker and Tony Lock, who were playing on their home ground.

How could I make runs? On 31 August 1968, while playing for Nottinghamshire, he scored six sixes in a single over of six consecutive balls against Glamorgan at St. Helen’s in Swansea which has never happened in the history of first-class cricket. Basford in Nottinghamshire. The series was not successful personally for Sobers, who struggled on the foreign batting wickets. [11], Sobers gained useful experience by bowling to Wanderers batsmen, including West Indies Test player Denis Atkinson, at practice in the nets and soon developed his great skill as a left arm spin bowler. However, he regained his place for the Second Test in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

The very short turnaround between the decision to make the award and its announcement meant that the Governor-General of Barbados was not informed of the award before the public announcement, which caused some hurt feelings between London and Bridgetown. [26] Playing in all four Tests, he totalled 81 runs and two wickets. CU Photographers.

Batting at number nine, he scored 7 not out in his only innings but made an immediate impression as a bowler, taking 4/50 and 3/92. [11] He and his similarly talented brother Gerald helped their Bay Street Boys' School team to win the primary school Inter-School Cricket championship for three consecutive years. [53] He enjoyed considerable success at Radcliffe. [citation needed], Sobers was succeeded as West Indies captain by Rohan Kanhai for the 1972–73 home series against Australia.

He made his first appearance in the inaugural season of the new Shell Shield competition in February 1966. He received 90 votes out of a possible 100.