Sir Garfield Sobers (also known as Gary or Garry Sobers) is a former international cricketer who represented the West Indies cricket team between 1954 and 1974. He scored centuries (100 or more runs in an innings) on 26 occasions. Widely acknowledged as the "greatest all-rounder", he was described by Australian cricketer Don Bradman as a "five-in-one cricketer". In 93 Tests, Sobers scored 8,032 runsat a batting average of 57.78and claimed 235 wickets. He held the record for most runs by a player in Test cricket until 1981. Sobers was named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1964, and one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century in 2000. He entered into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame when the International Cricket Council (ICC) formally inducted him alongside 55 initial inductees in 2009.
Sobers made his Test debut against Pakistan in 1954. He scored his first century (365 not out) against the same team during the third Test of the 1957–58 home series. In the event, he became the youngest player to complete a triple century. Sobers' innings remained the highest individual score in Test cricket for 36 years until it was transcended by Brian Lara in 1994; the innings, however, remains the highest maiden century for a player in Tests. In the fourth Test of the same series, Sobers went on to score centuries in both the innings; he ended up scoring 824 runs at an average of 137.33 in the series. In terms of centuries scored, he was most successful against England (10 centuries). Sobers made scores of 150 or more in a Test match innings on thirteen occasions, and was dismissed five times between scores of 90 and 99. , he has the third-highest number of centuries for West Indies in Tests.
Sobers made his solitary One Day International (ODI) appearance in a match against England in September 1973; he was dismissed for a duck.
Key + Key Symbol Meaning * Remained not out Captained the West Indies cricket team Pos. Position in the batting order Inn. The innings of the match Test The number of the Test match played in that series H/A/N Venue was at home (West Indies), away or neutral Date Date the match was held, or the starting date of match for Test matches Lost The match was lost by West Indies Won The match was won by West Indies Drawn The match was drawn Tied The match was tied
Test cricket centuries + List of Test centuries scored by Garfield SobersNo.ScoreAgainstPos.Inn.TestVenueH/A/NDateResultRef 1 365* 3 2 3/5 Sabina Park, Kingston Home Won 2 125 2 2 4/5 Bourda, George Town Home 1 Won 3 109* 3 4 4/5 Bourda, George Town Home 2 Won 4 142* 1 3 1/5 Brabourne Stadium, Bombay Away Drawn 5 198 4 3 2/5 Green Park Stadium, Kanpur Away Won 6 106* 6 1 3/5 Eden Gardens, Calcutta Away Won 7 226 4 2 1/5 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Home Drawn 8 147 4 2 3/5 Sabina Park, Kingston Home Drawn 9 145 4 2 4/5 Bourda, George Town Home Drawn 10 132 4 1 1/5 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Away Tied 11 168 4 1 3/5 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Away Won 12 153 5 2 2/5 Sabina Park, Kingston Home Won 13 104 5 1 5/5 Sabina Park, Kingston Home Won 14 102 6 1 4/6 Headingley, Leeds Away Won 15 161 6 3 1/5 Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Away Won 16 163* 6 1 2/5 Lord's Cricket Ground, London Away Drawn 17 174 6 1 4/5 Headingley, Leeds Away Won 18 113* 6 3 2/5 Sabina Park, Kingston Home Drawn 19 152 5 1 1/3 Bourda, George Town Home Drawn 20 110 6 1 4/5 Adelaide Cricket Ground, Adelaide Away Drawn 21 113 5 4 3/5 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Away Lost 22 108* 5 3 3/5 Bourda, George Town Home Drawn 23 178* 5 1 4/5 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Home Drawn 24 132 6 2 5/5 Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain Home Drawn 25 142 7 3 3/5 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Home Drawn 26 150* 6 1 3/3 Lord's Cricket Ground, London Away Won
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