HEADLINE: Sobers - Batting Supremo

Garry Sobers was an extraordinary batsman.We first have to understand the circumstances of the teenaged Garry Sobers to fully appreciate what he accomplished.

Garry made his first class debut for Barbados versus the visiting Indian touring  team at Kensington Oval at the age of 16 years 187 days as a slow left arm orthodox spin bowler who batted at number 9.

The next year he made his test debut versus England at Sabina Park Jamaica at the age of 17 years  245 days replacing the injured Alfred Valentine where he again batted at number 9.When Sobers made his test debut, he had played two first class matches.

Overall Test Career

Matches	Innings	Not Out	Highest Score	Aggregate	Average	100s	50s
93	160	21	365*	8,032	57.78	26	30

Peak Period (January 1958 - December 196

Matches	Innings	Not Out	Highest Score	Aggregate	Average	100s	50s
53	90	13	365*	5,511	71.57	19	21

After Age 21

Matches	Innings	Not Out	Highest Score	Aggregate	Average	100s	50s
80	137	18	365*	7,441	62.53	26	27

Notable Series Performances

Versus Pakistan 1958

• 5 Matches, 8 Innings, 2 Not Out
• Highest Score: 365*
• Aggregate: 824 runs
• Average: 137.33
• Centuries: 3, Half-centuries: 3

Versus England 1960

• 5 Matches, 8 Innings, 1 Not Out
• Highest Score: 226
• Aggregate: 709 runs
• Average: 101.29
• Centuries: 3, Half-centuries: 1

Versus England 1966

• 5 Matches, 8 Innings, 1 Not Out
• Highest Score: 174
• Aggregate: 722 runs
• Average: 103.14
• Centuries: 3, Half-centuries: 2

Full Story

A nice read!

Thanks Dukes!

Happy birthday to the GOAT!! Nice write up Dukes! Looking forward to your write up on Hetty!

In reply to googley

The Biggest waste of talent since Bernard Julien!!!!!!

In reply to Dukes

Wow, look who showed up!

Good to see you Dr Dukes.

Dammit CC did not post my blasted post.
Anyway, here I go again. Brilliant write up Dukes as always.
Now Googley why de ra$$ you have to go and introduce a sour note. You do know that Hetty is the second coming of RBK.
Dukes I met the great man twice the first time I was 19. Of course I had to ask about the licking he and Rohan dish out to England in 68 at Bourda. The word was that Gary and Rohan were at Pegasus until the wee hours of the morning before the game. All over GT the word was that it was hung over licks. Naturally, I asked Sir Gary about it. The great man smiled, but neither confirmed nor denied. But to this day, I swear, I saw a mischievous twinkle in his eyes.

In reply to Dukes

Good piece Ole’ Sideburns….

There are lies, damn lies and statistics….

In my less than humble opinion, IVA Richards was unquestionably the 2nd greatest batsman of all times…second only to Ricardo Lloyd Powell. If you think I’m lying just ask the greatest West Indies fast bowler yet to be produced by Guyana, Isai Thorne…

In reply to FanAttick

Whatever you do, please keep that sense of humor.Believe me it is needed in these perilous times we are enduring.

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

You did it .
Nice. We will talk and I will share the best piece of batting I have seen from the GOAT.

In reply to Dukes

Good to see you posting again, especially on the Great One bd.

Don Bradman called him "the greatest cricketing being to have ever walked the earth".

Enough said

In reply to FanAttick

Great Tribute

In reply to Dukes

Great appreciation of the best cricketer from our region and the world

In reply to googley


Fixed it for you to rope in the Sparrow who agreed but took Sir Gary to another level into the stratosphere

In reply to Dukes



I like how you slipped that in there to make your hero look like an immortal!
But, I would say this about my hero, Sir Viv, he scored 4 centuries in WSC Supertests against the best in the world which would bring his tally to 28 test centuries!
So there!
Anyway good to see you making an appearance!

In reply to StumpCam



He is an immortal having scored 125 & 109 at Bourda in 1958 and would have been an immortal twice when he hit 152 and 95* also at Bourda when Gibbs ran from John Snow and got out leaving the Barron stranded on 95.


I suspect that like most people who question the Barron you did not actually see him bat.bowl or field.

PITY.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You missed quite an experience

In reply to Dukes



Right you are, sir! Right you are!

The only experience I had of Sobers was on the radio in that series against England when him and Julien made centuries and probably a solitary Shell Shield match Barbados v Guyana.

In reply to Dukes
Tell him seh you walked across di roads fi tek yuh seat fi di entire match.

HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE

Bourda was 2 blocks from my house and DCC the club of Lloyd,Gibbs and Freddo was 4 blocks away and every Saturday and Sunday I would ride my bicycle to watch them play.
Those were the days!!!!!!

In reply to Dukes

We were at New Garden and Anira - both DCC and GCC were walking distance.