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.
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