Garfield St Aubrun Sobers was born in Bridgetown on July 28, 1936, but was only five years old when his father, a merchant seaman, died in World War II, leaving his mother Thelma to raise half a dozen children. Young Garry was born with an extra finger on each hand, which was removed during infancy.
Legendary former West Indies all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers, considered one of the greatest cricketers of all time, has died aged 89. The Sobers played 93 Tests between 1954 and 1974, scoring 8,032 runs and taking 235 wickets. An entertaining left-handed batsman, Sobers scored 365 not out against Pakistan in 1958, an effort that stood as
Andy Flower has been ruled out to replace Brendon McCullum as head coach of the England Test team. McCullum was sacked from the red-ball role earlier this month following a run of poor form and a series of controversial off-field incidents, but remains in charge of England’s white-ball organisation. Flower was England’s head coach from
The Blaze will take their place in the Vitality Women’s Blast final at The Oval later on Friday after claiming a six-wicket victory over defending champions Surrey Women in the first semi-final of the finals day. Entered Surrey were given just 105 in the 16th over of their innings after success from Australian all-rounder Charli
Gloucestershire have signed fast bowler Henry Brookes from Middlesex on a three-year contract starting next season. The 26-year-old initially joined the Bristol club on loan for the start of this season, but his spell was cut short due to a hamstring injury. He returned to Middlesex where he will continue until the end of the
Kent legend and former England batsman Joe Denly has announced he will retire at the end of the season. Denly, 40, has played for Kent since 2004, when he was 18, plus three seasons with Middlesex between 2012 and 2014, and represented England in all three formats. His highest Test score for England came in
