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Sir Garry Sobers, West Indies cricketing great, dies aged 89
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West Indian widely regarded as greatest all-rounder
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First to hit six sixes in one over in first-class game
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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 89.
Sobers will forever be associated with the feat he completed in 1968 at Glamorgan’s St Helen’s ground in Swansea when he became the first batsman to hit six sixes in a single over of six consecutive balls in first-class cricket but his achievements in a long and illustrious career were numerous. Continue reading...
