Sir Garfield Sobers News | Cricket Legend Sir Garfield Sobers Dies At 89

Cricket has lost one of its greatest-ever icons. Sir Garfield Sobers, widely regarded as the finest all-rounder in the history of the game, has died at the age of 89. The West Indies legend transformed cricket with his elegant batting, versatile bowling, and extraordinary athleticism. Sobers scored 26 Test centuries, averaged 57.78 with the bat, and held the world record for the highest individual Test score—365 against Pakistan in 1958*—for 36 years. He also became the first batter to reach 8,000 Test runs and the first cricketer to hit six sixes in an over in first-class cricket.