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• Sir Garry Sobers obituary

  17-07-2026 18:18
  Peerless West Indies cricketer who excelled at all aspects of the gameNever before has there been an all-rounder such as Garry Sobers, and never again is it likely that one will appear. In 2000, Wisden named Sobers as one of the five cricketers of the last century, but that is far too simplistic, a statement of the obvious. From his first appearance on the international scene, in 1954, as a 17-year-old, until his retirement two decades later, by which time the rigorous demands of his bowling act
  
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• Sir Garry Sobers – a life in pictures

  17-07-2026 17:48
  Garry Sobers, widely considered to be cricket’s greatest all-rounder, has died aged 89. We take a look at the life of the West Indies legend Continue reading...
  
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• Garry Sobers was the greatest of all time, a cavalier in an era of roundheads

  17-07-2026 17:30
  West Indies legend, who has died aged 89, was cricket’s finest all-rounder, delivering victories with style and graceCricket nuts like an argument. Who is the best fast bowler ever? The best spinner? The best wicketkeeper? The best slip catcher? They – oh all right, we – can spend hours discussing the candidates. But the best all-rounder?That does not take any longer than the debate over the best batter; here we have to concede even in the presence of our Australian friends the
  
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• Sir Garry Sobers, West Indies cricketing great, dies aged 89

  17-07-2026 17:10
  West Indian widely regarded as greatest all-rounderFirst to hit six sixes in one over in first-class gameVic Marks: why Sobers was the greatest of all timeSir Garry Sobers – a life in pictures | ObituarySir Garfield Sobers, the great West Indies cricketer widely regarded as the finest all-rounder in the sport’s history, has died aged 89. His death at his home in Barbados only 11 days shy of his 90th birthday was announced by Cricket West Indies on Friday, with the simple line: &ldquo
  
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• Langer leads shortlist to become next England Test coach after Flower rules himself out

  17-07-2026 16:09
  Zimbabwean informed ECB this week he is not interestedLanger due to lead Manchester Super Giants in HundredJustin Langer is believed to have moved to the top of the England and Wales Cricket Board’s shortlist of potential coaches of the men’s Test team, after Andy Flower ruled himself out of the running for the position on Friday.Less than a week after Brendon McCullum was sacked as red-ball coach Rob Key, the managing director of men’s cricket who is leading the ECB’s re
  
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