Born 28 July at 1936 Chelsea Road, Bay Land, St Michael, Barbados
Garry Sobers is widely regarded as the best all-rounder the game has seen. An attacking left-hander, he would have been an all-time great purely for his batting. He set a then Test record highest score of 365* against Pakistan at Kingston in 1958 and went on to become the leading run-scorer in Tests. In 1968, playing for Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan at Swansea, he became the first batsman to hit six sixes in an over in first-class cricket.
The unfortunate bowler was Malcolm Nash. He had incredible versatility as a bowler. He could take the new ball as a fast-medium let-arm bowler, bowl orthodox left-arm spin and bowl left-arm wrist-spin with equal ability. In addition he was a brilliant fielder, particularly as a close catcher. His best all-round series was in 1966 in England when he led his team to a series victory with 722 runs at 103.14, 20 wickets at 27.25 and 10 catches. He captained West Indies in 39 Tests with mixed success. He was knighted in 1975.
M Runs HS Avg 100 Ct Wkts Avg BB 5I
Tests 93 8032 365* 57.78 26 109 235 34.03 6-73 6
ODIs 1 0 0 0.00 0 6 32 31.00 1-31 0
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