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	Garfield Sobers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers, KBE (born July 28, 1936 in Barbados), Garry Sobers (though earlier in his life he preferred the spelling Gary), was a West Indies cricket player.
		Sobers was a true all-rounder, he both batted and bowled, and was also an outstanding fielder, usually fielding close to the wicket.
		Sobers was also exceptionally talented with the bat, with a career Test batting average of 57.78.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Garfield_Sobers (442 words)

	Garfield Sobers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sobers was exceptional with the bat, as well, with a career Test average of 57.78.
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	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Garfield_Sobers.html (485 words)

	Encyclopedia: Garfield Sobers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers, KBE (born July 28, 1936 in Barbados), better known as Garry Sobers (though earlier in his life he preferred the spelling Gary), was a West Indies cricket player.
		Sobers is best-known for his prowess at cricket.
		Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Garfield-Sobers (1841 words)

	OAS Children's Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sobers captained the West Indies cricket team for 39 matches between 1965 and 1972, the Barbados team in 1966 and 1967, Nottinghamshire from 1968-1971 and the Rest of the World for two tours - one of England and the other of Australia.
		They rightly observe that Sir Garfield Sobers is "the star personality in the history of West Indies cricket" and that "he helped to make Barbados the strongest cricketing country in the Caribbean during its early period of Independence".
		This then is the significance of Sir Garfield's contribution to his country, a contribution that moves him from the realm of cricketing/sporting hero to that of national hero.
	www.oas.org /children/heroes/Barba.Heroes/sobers.htm (1208 words)

	India - Sports - A Completely Sober Cricketer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sobers was hanged in effigy and had he not been the player he was, he would have lost the captaincy.
		Sobers played 86 Tests on the trot from 1954 onwards and would probably have continued playing without interruption but for being left out of the team in 1973 due to the whims of selectors who felt he had to prove his fitness.
		Sobers played his last Test the next year, leaving the arena at a time when he was still scoring runs.
	www3.estart.com /india/sports/garfieldsobers.html (1194 words)

	Barbados - Sir Garfield Sobers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sir Garfield Sobers is an international cricket celebrity and a national hero of Barbados.
		Sir Garfield retired from cricket in 1974 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II the following year, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to international cricket.
		Sir Garfield Sobers has always been an ambassador for his country and for his sport and continues to receive the respect that he gained on the cricket field.
	barbados.org /people/sobers.htm (101 words)

	ICC's highest award named after Sobers
		The recommendation to name the award after Sobers came from a group of three cricket legends -- Richie Benaud, Sunil Gavaskar and Michael Holding -- who were asked by the ICC to select an individual with whom to honour cricket's ultimate individual award.
		"Sir Garfield Sobers was an outstanding all-rounder, a wonderful ambassador, and a man who has inspired generations of cricketers to play the game with flair and passion," Mani said.
		Sobers said he was honoured that ICC named the award after him.
	www.rediff.com /cricket/2004/sep/05award.htm (251 words)

	Garfield Sobers -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		With the ball, Sobers performed superbly, taking 235 (The act of testing something) Test wickets at an (A statistic describing the location of a distribution) average of 34.03.
		Sobers was also exceptionally talented with the bat, as well, with a career Test ((baseball) the percentage of times a batter gets a hit; number of base hits divided by the number of times at bat) batting average of 57.78.
		Sobers was playing as captain of (Click link for more info and facts about Nottinghamshire) Nottinghamshire against (Click link for more info and facts about Glamorgan) Glamorgan in (A port city in southern Wales on an inlet of the Bristol Channel) Swansea; the unfortunate bowler was Malcolm Nash.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ga/garfield_sobers.htm (422 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - Bucks Free Press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sobers was invited to the school by RGS first team coach Peter Turner.
		Sobers, now 65, smashed Len Hutton's record Test score when he belted out 365 not-out in a Test match against Pakistan and that was his first Test century.
		Sobers also hit a double century in his career and retired from the game with 24 centuries and 30 fifties to his name as he re-wrote the record books and set the standard for years to come.
	www.bucksfreepress.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=182282 (315 words)

	Sir Garry Sobers Barbados' cricket hero gives Test Match interview recommends Barbados cricket holiday
		Garfield St. Auburn Sobers was a supreme batsman, he could bowl pace or spin and was a brilliant fielder as well as being a superb captain.
		Sobers made his test debut in the fifth test against England in early 1954 batting at number 9 and took 4-81 with the ball.
		Sir Garfield Sobers had shot to stardom in the space of one innings and he scored a century in both innings (125 & 109 not out) in the next test.
	www.caribzones.com /sirgarry.html (529 words)

	Sir Garfield Sobers Named National Hero (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sir Garfield, who was knighted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth in 1975, was the only sportsman on a list of 10 national heroes announced by the government last week.
		Sir Garfield, 61, is a former West Indies cricket captain and former world-record bats-man. He was widely regarded as the world's best all-rounder in his heyday.
		Sir Garfield's record of 365 runs not out in a Test in 1958 at the age of 21 stood unbeaten for 36 years, only to be erased by current West Indies captain Brian Lara in 1994.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/dlhinson/gary2.htm (325 words)

	Garfield Sobers Article, GarfieldSobers Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sobers was also exceptionally talented with the bat, as well, with acareer Test batting average of 57.78.
		In 1968, Sobers became the first batsman to hit six sixes off one over of six consecutive balls in first-classcricket.
		Sobers was playing as captain of Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan in Swansea ; the unfortunate bowler was Malcolm Nash.
	www.anoca.org /votes/he/garfield_sobers.html (382 words)

	Garfield Sobers - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sobers received 90 votes, behind Sir Donald Bradman (who received all 100 votes).
		Sir Jack Hobbs (30 votes), Shane Warne (27 votes) and Sir Vivian Richards (25 votes) were the others chosen.
		Sir Garfield Sobers (National heritage series of Caribbean heroes)
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /garfield_sobers.htm (390 words)

	123India.com Cricket (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy will be presented to the 2004 Player of the Year at Tuesday evening’s ICC Awards ceremony.
		Sir Garfield, who was knighted for his services to cricket in 1975, said: "It is a great honour to have this award named after me," said Sir Garfield.
		The recommendation to name the award after Sir Garfield Sobers came from a group of three cricket legends — Richie Benaud, Sunil Gavaskar and Michael Holding — who were asked by the ICC to select an individual with whom to honour cricket’s ultimate individual award.
	cricket.123india.com /news/420040906-c.html (486 words)

	Pakistan Times \| Sports: Cricket Player-of-the-Year award renamed as Sobers Trophy
		"Sir Garfield Sobers was an outstanding all-rounder, a wonderful ambassador, and a man who has inspired generations of cricketers to play the game with flair and passion.
		The recommendation to name the award after Sobers came from a group of three cricket legends - Richie Benaud, Sunil Gavaskar and Michael Holding - who were asked by the ICC to select an individual with whom to honour cricket's ultimate individual award.
		Sobers played 93 Tests and one One-Day International in his 20-year career, scoring 8032 runs and claiming 235 wickets in Test cricket.
	pakistantimes.net /2004/09/06/sports4.htm (250 words)

	CNNSI.com - Cricket - Sobers blames coaches for Windies' problems - Monday November 20, 2000 08:26 AM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sobers, 64, said star batsman Brian Lara would have trouble carrying the struggling team, which would not be helped by the appointment of two test coaches.
		Sobers played 93 tests, scoring 8,032 runs at an average of 57.78 including the then world record of 365 not out in 1958.
		Sobers flew into Brisbane in Queensland on Sunday for a special 40th anniversary celebration of the famous tied test between Australia and the West Indies during the 1960-61 series.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cricket/news/2000/11/20/harper_windies (468 words)

	Garfield Sobers's profile on Afiwi.Com - Your Caribbean Online
		Biography: Sir Garfield Sobers was born the sixth of seven children July 28, 1936 in Bay Land, St. Michael Parish, Barbados.
		Sobers first played first-class cricket for Barbados at the age of 16, playing for Barbados against India.
		Sir Garfield In 1998, Sir Garfield Sobers was declared a national hero of Barbados.
	www.afiwi.com /people2.asp?id=138&name=Garfield+Sobers&coun=0&cat=0&options=&keywords=&alpha_index=&offset=20 (404 words)

	NameTraq \| Last Name: Sobers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tracey Sobers, a former press secretary to McGuinty during his opposition days, is returning to work for her old boss after a brief hiatus in the Liberal...
		Sir Garfield Sobers was speaking to a West Indies Schools’ team now preparing for a trip to India to participate in the Commonwealth Schools’ Cricket...
		Sobers said in the video with a broad smile on his face, " Rohan said words to him (Hall) which could not be mentioned then or printed and still could not be...
	www.nametraq.org /Jan04/S/Sobers.shtml (2199 words)

	The Hindu : The greatest of them all
		THE year I was born, 1958, Garfield Sobers came with second West Indies team to tour the sub-continent.
		Anjou (who had very soon broken up with Sobers, or more likely he with her) was at first sitting with Pammi Gavaskar, a row behind Sir Garfield, as he now was.
		Sobers had missed the previous Test through injury, being absent while Denis Lillee, in his first season in international cricket, claimed 8 for 29.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2001/03/18/stories/0718028i.htm (1343 words)

	Print Article: Sir Garfield Sobers - a very high order Australian batsman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sir Garfield Sobers, the greatest West Indian cricketer, is, unknown to many, an Australian.
		Sir Garfield, 66, who lives in Barbados, was honoured for service to cricket as a player and supporter of young players, particularly from disadvantaged areas and groups.
		Sir Garfield was married to Prue Kirby of Melbourne from 1969 to 1985 and has three children, all of whom are Australian citizens.
	www.smh.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/06/08/1055010876087.html (410 words)

	Sir Garfield Sobers comes to Wycombe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		SIR GARFIELD Sobers visited High Wycombe on Wednesday to formally invite the Royal Grammar School to take part in his cricket tournament in Barbados next year.
		Sobers, who was the first cricketer to smash six sixes off a single over, while playing for Notts against Glamorgan in 1968, and the first Test batsmen to stack up 8,000 Test runs, spent three hours in the company of the starstruck boys at the school's cricket pavilion on Wednesday.
		Sir Garfield will be at the matches next summer and is looking forward to renewing acquaintances with some of the Wycombe boys he met on Wednesday.
	www.rgshw.com /news/2002/sobers (840 words)

	Garfield Sobers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The all-rounders each received 86 votes for the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy and could not be split in the selection period from August 1 2004, until July 31.
		In the '60s, Garfield Sobers, Lance Gibbs and Rohan Kanhai were the pillars.
		and cookie monster put smiles on the children's faces, as they gave a glimpse of what is to be expected during the shows at the Garfield Sobers Gymnasium on...
	garfield-sobers.wikiverse.org (391 words)

	Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Sir Garry Sobers
		A cricketing genius, Garry Sobers excelled at all aspects of the game, and few would argue his claim as the finest allround player in modern cricket.
		Born with an extra finger on each hand (removed at birth), Sobers excelled at most athletic activities, playing golf, soccer and bastketball for Barbados, and made his first class debut at the age of 16, appearing in Tests a year later.
		It was his first hundred in a Test, made at the age of 21, and it was to stand as the highest Test score for 36 years, until Brian Lara surpassed it in April 1994.
	content.cricinfo.com /westindies/content/player/52946.html (864 words)

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