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Garfield Sobers

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The Right Excellent Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers, NH, AO, OCC (born 28 July 1936), also known as Sir Gary or Sir Garry Sobers, is a Barbadian born former cricketer who played for the West Indies between 1954 and 1974. A highly skilled bowler, an aggressive batsman and an excellent fielder, he is widely considered to be cricket's greatest ever all-rounder and one of the greatest cricketers of all time. Born in Bridgetown, Barbados, Sobers made his first-class debut for the Barbados cricket team at the age of 16 in 1953, and his Test debut for the West Indies the following year. Originally playing mainly as a bowler, he was soon promoted up the batting order. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Garfield Sobers is the 23rd most popular cricketer (down from 14th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Barbados (down from 15th in 2019) and the most popular Barbadian Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Garfield Sobers ranks 23 out of 136. Before her are Ravindra Jadeja, Jack Hobbs, AB de Villiers, Ravichandran Ashwin, Viv Richards, and Mohammed Shami. After her are K. L. Rahul, James Anderson, Mitchell Johnson, Bishan Singh Bedi, Bill Brown, and Steve Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Garfield Sobers ranks 591. Before her are Levi Stubbs, Marion Barry, Skip Barber, Sushma Seth, Jimmy Ruffin, and Freddy Cannon. After her are Maurice Setters, Sue Ane Langdon, Alcee Hastings, Lucille Clifton, Indu Jain, and Jyotindra Nath Dixit.

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In Barbados

Among people born in Barbados, Garfield Sobers ranks 16 out of 22. Before her are Mia Mottley (1965), Grandmaster Flash (1958), Owen Arthur (1949), Arthur Barclay (1854), Errol Barrow (1920), and Lloyd Erskine Sandiford (1937). After her are Obadele Thompson (1976), Beverley Goddard (1956), Shontelle (1985), Ryan Brathwaite (1988), Marita Payne (1960), and Sada Williams (1997).

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Among CRICKETERS In Barbados

Among cricketers born in Barbados, Garfield Sobers ranks 1. 

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