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Offline essexfan548

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Gary Sobers
« on: Today at 05:13:10 PM »
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/17/west-indies-cricket-great-sir-garry-sobers-dies

"Sir Garry Sobers, an undisputed cricketing great and widely regarded as the sport?s greatest all-rounder, has died aged 89.

Sobers will forever be associated with the feat he completed in 1968 at Glamorgan?s St Helen?s ground in Swansea when he became the first batsman to hit six sixes in a single over of six consecutive balls in first-class cricket but his achievements in a long and illustrious career were numerous."

I was fortunate to see him play a few times, RIP.
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Re: Gary Sobers
« Reply #1 on: Today at 05:31:37 PM »
I was fortunate to see him play at Chelmsford in 1973. What a cricketer.
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Re: Gary Sobers
« Reply #2 on: Today at 05:38:39 PM »
Quote from: Slogger on Today at 05:31:37 PM
I was fortunate to see him play at Chelmsford in 1973. What a cricketer.

I was at that match too!
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Re: Gary Sobers
« Reply #3 on: Today at 05:53:11 PM »
Got a 70 but Essex won?
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Re: Gary Sobers
« Reply #4 on: Today at 05:53:15 PM »
Never saw him play, but his reputation went before him.
Some guys I knew met him on a Windies tour, such a honour.
 RIP .
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