West Indies cricketing great Sir Garry Sobers has died

Cricket’s greatest all-rounder, Barbados’ Sir Garfield Sobers, dies at 89

“Sobers became an example of the West Indian’s claim to [...] full participation, on merit, in a world that had long assumed such mastery was the preserve of the coloniser.”

Tributes paid to ‘great man and cricketer’ Sir Garfield Sobers

As news of the death of Sir Garfield Sobers reverberated around the world, former local cricketers who held close ties with the legendary West Indies all-rounder joined many in paying homage to his ex...

Saint Lucia PM lauds the late Sir Garfield Sobers

The man once hailed as the greatest cricketer on Earth or Mars, Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers, died on Friday at the age of 89, and Saint Lucia Prime Minister Philip J Pierre has added his voice to the many offering condolences across the Caribbean and beyond. On behalf of the Government and people of Saint Lucia, Prime Minister Pierre saluted the Barbados national hero and former West Indies captain, asserting that Sir Garfield’s death was “a p…

Reaction to the death of cricket great Garry Sobers

The cricket world united in mourning the death of the great Garry Sobers on Friday.

'The greatest allrounder': Sir Garfield Sobers dies

Sir Garfield Sobers at the Oval in London in 1966. Photo: Getty Images Tributes poured in on Friday following the death of Garry Sobers, widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket, at the age of 89.

‘Greatest cricketer world has seen’ dies aged 89

‘There are champions ... then there are those rare individuals who redefine the meaning of greatness.’