The 'ultimate all-round sportsman' - Garfield Sobers could do it all
Sir Garfield Sobers, who has died aged 89, was rightly chosen as one of the leading five cricketers of the 20th century - and will be remembered as arguably the best all-rounder in the history of the game.
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Sir Garfield Sobers, who died aged 89, was one of the five leading cricketers of the 20th century and arguably the greatest all-rounder in history. He starred for the West Indies over a 20-year Test career, also playing for Nottinghamshire where he became the first man to hit six sixes in a professional over. Known for his batting, three distinct bowling styles, and athletic fielding, Sobers was a national hero of Barbados and was knighted after retiring.