Garfield Sobers Funeral | Barbados Holds State Funeral For Cricket Legend Sir Garfield Sobers
A full state funeral for cricket legend and Barbadian National Hero Sir Garfield Sobers was held on Wednesday at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. Garry Sobers, the graceful West Indian cricketer whose world-record test innings of 365 not out as a 21-year-old set him on the path to becoming arguably the sport’s greatest allrounder, died on the 17th of July. He was 89. Draped in the national flag of Barbados, the coffin traveled from the Parliament Buildings in Bridgetown on a gun carriage. Upon entering the Kensington Oval stadium, the carriage passed through an emotional guard of honor made of raised cricket bats.
