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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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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

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

From BBC • May 1, 2025

Stokes moved to 198 wickets, only two away from joining bona fide greats Jacques Kallis and Sir Garfield Sobers in doing the Test double of 200 wickets and 6,000 runs.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024

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

West Indies legend Sir Garry Sobers, one of the greatest all-rounders ever to play cricket, said Bedi "took the weight off the ball nicely".

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2023

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