West Indies cricketing great Sir Garry Sobers has died

The Barbados-born Sobers, who has died at the age of 89, featured in 93 Tests between 1954 and 1974, amassing 8,032 runs and taking 235 wickets

Sir Garfield Sobers, considered one of the game's greatest all-rounders, has died aged 89. The International Cricket Council said he was one of the "greatest cricketers to have ever graced the game."

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Garry Sobers, towering West Indies cricket all-rounder, dies at 89

Sobers was only 10 days shy of completing his 90th birthday.

Sobers played 93 tests between 1954 and 1974, scored 8032 runs and took 235 wickets.

Arguably the greatest all-rounder of the game, Sobers led the West Indies at his peak, breaking Test cricket records.

LAWRENCE BOOTH: When a panel of 100 experts voted for Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Century, Don Bradman was a unanimous choice. But second was Garry Sobers.

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Sir Garfield Sobers, who has died aged 89, was rightly chosen as one of the leading five cricketers of the 20th century - and will be remembered as arguably the best all-rounder in the history of the game.

Sir Don Bradman once described Sobers as "the greatest all-round cricketer I ever saw".

Sir Garry Sobers, widely regarded as cricket's greatest all-rounder, has died aged 89. The West Indies legend, whose career spanned two decades, leaves behind an unmatched legacy in international cricket.

West Indian widely regarded as greatest all-rounder to have played the game

The cricket world stood still in 1958 when a 21-year-old Sobers hammered a monumental 365 not out against Pakistan. The historic knock stood as the highest individual Test score for 36 years until it was broken by fellow West Indian Brian Lara in 1994.

"A great innings has come to an end,” says Cricket West Indies

Cricket icon Garfield Sobers has passed away at the age of 89. He represented the West Indies in 93 Test matches during his career. Sobers scored 8,032 runs and took 235 wickets in Tests. He famously scored 365 runs in a single Test innings. Sobers also achieved six sixes in one…

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West Indian widely regarded as greatest all-rounder First to hit six sixes in one over in first-class game Vic Marks: Garry Sobers was the greatest of all time Sir Garry Sobers, an undisputed cricketing great and widely regarded as the sport’s greatest all-rounder, has died aged…

West Indies cricketing great, Sir Garry Sobers, has died at the age of 89.