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What are CWI, BCA and the Bajan government doing

Chrissy Sun, Jul 12, '26 at 5:44 PM

for Garfield Sobers’ 90th birthday on July 28?

Fi you Dukes.

openning Sun, Jul 12, '26 at 8:12 PM

@Chrissy

This guy is paid every day by the Barbados government. How many people in Barbados gets his own chauffeur-driven car?

Sir Garry is one guy that benefitted from cricket from every government.

spider Sun, Jul 12, '26 at 8:40 PM

@openning

Have Barbados and cricket benefitted from him?

Chrissy Sun, Jul 12, '26 at 8:48 PM

@openning

he earned it and then some.😀

Chrissy Fri, Jul 17, '26 at 11:24 AM

I posted this days ago

The great one did not make it to his 90th birthday. Too sad

Chrissy Fri, Jul 17, '26 at 11:36 AM

First to hit six sixes in a first class game

lovely report here

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/17/west-indies-cricket-great-sir-garry-sobers-dies

Chrissy Fri, Jul 17, '26 at 11:44 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0U8n2zj-uU

powen001 Fri, Jul 17, '26 at 12:11 PM

@Chrissy

Funny enough I was going to weigh in on this thread yesterday but said I will let you see in a few days.

Funny how life is ent?

Chrissy Fri, Jul 17, '26 at 12:37 PM

@powen001

unbelievable.

Dukes asked me about dis which is why I posted the thread.

InHindsight Fri, Jul 17, '26 at 12:37 PM

@powen001

He should be truly celebrated

Chrissy Sat, Jul 18, '26 at 10:59 AM

i sure didn’t think they’d be planning his funeral