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Sir Garry Sobers - Interesting Facts, Trivia, And Records About 'King Cricket'

By Sahil Mathur July 28, 2021 • 10:38 AM View: 5349

Sir Garry Sobers, who celebrates his birthday on 28th July, is arguably the greatest all-rounder of all time. The "King Cricket" was once described as a 'five in one cricketer' by Donald Bradman himself.

Here are some interesting facts, trivia, and records about Sir Garry Sobers:

1) Garfield St Aubrun Sobers was born in 1936 to Shamont and Thelma Sobers of Bridgetown, Barbados, and was the fifth of six children. Sobers was only five when his father died at sea in January 1942, after his ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat.

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