Sobers

British  

/ ˈsəʊbəz /

noun

1. Sir Garfield St Auburn, known as Garry. born 1936, West Indian (Barbadian) cricketer: an all-rounder, he played in 93 test matches (1954–74), 39 as captain, scoring 8,032 runs and taking 235 wickets; first man (1968) to score six sixes in a single over in first-class cricket

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Example Sentences

Standing tall at the crease, Suryavanshi is an instinctive aggressor - he attacks the ball rather than waiting for it, and at his best, his strokeplay carries a flourish that many have likened to the great Garry Sobers.

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It was at that point his dad hired a goalkeeper as well as a personal coach, David 'Guru' Sobers, to raise his game.

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On Saturdays, he would train again and go through post-match analysis with Sobers from his Power League matches the previous evening, before going back to Chelsea on Sunday to play.

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He has always written notes about the bowlers he has faced - and previously taken tips from the great West Indies all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers, who is a family friend back home in Barbados.

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Only two other men have done the Test double of 6,000 runs and 200 wickets, bona fide legends in Jacques Kallis and Garfield Sobers.

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