Former West Indies captain Sir Garfield “Garry” Sobers has died on the age of 89.
Sobers was West Indies captain for seven years between 1965-72, and holds the document for the fourth highest particular person Check innings with a rating of 365 not out towards Pakistan on the age of 23.
He amassed over 7,041 First-Class runs for Nottinghamshire within the County Championship, together with 18 centuries, and took 281 wickets.
“Nottinghamshire are extremely saddened to hear of the passing of Sir Garfield Sobers, at the age of 89,” a press release from the membership learn.
Barbados-born Sobers, who’s extensively considered one of many best to ever play the sport, performed for the West Indies for 20 years, making each his first and final Check appearances in 1954 and 1974 respectively towards England, with the ICC’s award for main males’s participant of the 12 months named the ‘Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy’ in his honour.
An announcement on Windies Cricket’s official X account merely stated: “A great innings has come to an end. In our hearts, now and forever, Sir Garfield Sobers.”
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