Sir Garfield Sobers

Sir Garfield Sobers, 89, died on July 17, 2026. Sir Garfield Sobers was known publicly as a Barbadian cricketer (national team, Nottinghamshire, South Australia). The Right Excellent Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers, NH, AO, OCC (born 28 July 1936), also known as Sir Gary or Sir Garry Sobers, was a Barbadian former cricketer who played for the West Indies between 1954 and 1974. A highly skilled and an aggressive batsman, a versatile bowler and an excellent fielder, he is widely considered to be cricket's greatest ever all-rounder and one of the greatest cricketers of all time. Born in Bridgetown, Barbados, Sobers made his first-class debut for the Barbados cricket team at the age of 16 in 1953, and his Test debut for the West Indies the following year. Originally playing mainly as a bowler, he was soon promoted up the batting order. Against Pakistan in 1958, Sobers scored his maiden Test century, progressing to 365 not out and establishing a new record for the highest individual score in an innings. Public biographical listings identify Sobers as a Barbadian cricketer (national team, Nottinghamshire, South Australia). This public record remains centered on Sobers's work as a Barbadian cricketer (national team, Nottinghamshire, South Australia) and the documented milestones of that career.