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Sobers

British

/ ˈsəʊbəz /

noun

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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“What does it cost us to acquire a customer? It’s more than $3,” Sobers said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Now, ThredUp executives are exploring whether to do a full-scale launch on TikTok Shop, though the platform poses a hurdle, Sobers said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The company sold over 100,000 in around two weeks, said Chief Financial Officer Sean Sobers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

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.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

Stokes is three wickets shy of becoming only the third man in Test cricket - after Jacques Kallis and Sir Garfield Sobers - to do the double of 6,000 runs and 200 wickets.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2024

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