00:00An entertaining left-handed batsman, Sir Gary Sobers scored 365 not out against Pakistan
00:07in 1958, an effort which stood as the record test score for 36 years. He was humble when
00:15it was broken.
00:16Well, let's look at it from this point of view, that I had to break somebody's record
00:21to hold a record, and therefore records are always going to be broken. And I don't think
00:25a better person could have broken the record, because to me, as far as I'm concerned, he
00:30is the only batsman ready today that plays the game the way he should be playing.
00:34Sobers played 93 test matches for West Indies between 1954 and 1974, scoring 8,032 runs at
00:43an average of 57.78. He could also bowl left-hand pace, as well as orthodox and wrist spin, and
00:51hence he was regarded as the best all-rounder of all time.
00:56Sobers took 235 wickets at an average of 34.03. He also captained West Indies in 39 tests between
01:051965 and 1972, winning 9 and losing 10. The ICC's premier annual award in men's cricket,
01:13the Sir Garfield Sobers Award, is named in his honour.
01:17A national hero of Barbados, he was a legend in the West Indies on the back of a test career
01:22that spanned 20 years, and was knighted soon after his retirement. He was named as one of
01:29five cricketers of this century by Wisden Cricketers Almanac, alongside Bradman, Sir Jack Hobbs,
01:36Sir Vivian Richards, and Shane Warne. But he will also be fondly remembered in England after
01:42playing for countieside Nottinghamshire. He had several great moments, one of which came
01:47when he became the first player in first-class cricket to hit six sixes in one-over during
01:53his stint at Nottinghamshire in 1968.
01:56I hit the first four and that was alright. The fifth one was a little bit of a controversial.
02:03I was on my way. But, I mean, the television show you clearly, the man, he didn't catch
02:09it and stop. He and the ball went in at the same time. And the empires discussed it and
02:14they thought it was six. But then I thought, well, this one have to go. Doesn't matter where
02:20he pitched this one. I have to hit this one. I'm not going to miss it. I am going to
02:27hit
02:27it. Even if it's a wider, I'm going to chase it down because I want it to be unique.
02:33Born in Barbados in 1936, Sobers was the fifth of six children. He lived until age 89.
02:42Sergio Dufour, TV6 Board.
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