{"id":807029,"date":"2026-07-17T23:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T23:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/807029\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T23:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T23:04:11","slug":"cricket-news-2026-tributes-for-garry-sobers-west-indies-legend-dies-aged-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/807029\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket news 2026: Tributes for Garry Sobers; West Indies legend dies aged 89"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tributes poured in following the death of Garry Sobers, widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket, at the age of 89.<\/p>\n

Sobers represented the West Indies in 93 tests between 1954 and 1974, earning a reputation for his aggressive batting, versatility with both pace and spin bowling, and outstanding fielding.<\/p>\n

\"Garry<\/p>\n

Garry Sobers and Doug Walters after a Test match at the MCG in 1972.\u00a0The Age<\/p>\n

\u201cA great innings has come to an end. In our hearts, now and forever, Sir Garfield Sobers,\u201d Cricket West Indies wrote.<\/p>\n

Cricket West Indies President Dr. The Hon. Kishore Shallow also expressed his condolences.<\/p>\n

\u201cSir Garfield Sobers has completed his final innings, but his legacy will forever endure in the hearts of our region, and the story of the cricketing world,\u201d he wrote in a statement shared by Cricket West Indies.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of Cricket West Indies, I offer our heartfelt condolences to his family, the Government and people of Barbados and all those across the world who mourn his passing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott described Sobers as a once-in-a-generation talent.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was a superstar and such an easy-natured guy. I never heard him complain or bad mouth other players. He had a good heart. He was generous with his time and advice,\u201d Boycott wrote in a column for The Telegraph.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the most important thing is what he left behind. Anyone who saw him in his pomp will have wonderful memories of a great batsman, the greatest all-rounder, an icon, a once-in-your-lifetime, exceptional cricketer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cricket boards around the world also paid tribute to the Barbadian.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the greatest cricketers to have ever graced the game, Sir Garfield Sobers, has sadly passed away. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and Cricket West Indies as we say goodbye to an ICC Hall of Famer,\u201d the International Cricket Council wrote on X.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the greatest to ever play the game. Forever in our hearts, Sir Garfield Sobers,\u201d England Cricket said on X.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe BCCI mourns the passing of Sir Garfield Sobers, a true icon of the game and one of cricket\u2019s greatest-ever all-rounders,\u201d the Board of Control for Cricket in India posted.<\/p>\n

\"Sobers<\/p>\n

Sobers speaks during the opening ceremony of the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2007.\u00a0AP Photo\/Andres Leighton<\/p>\n

At English county level, Sobers enjoyed a distinguished career with Nottinghamshire, scoring 7,041 runs, including 18 centuries, and taking 281 wickets.<\/p>\n

\u201cCricket\u2019s greatest-ever all-rounder, and an iconic figure in Nottinghamshire history. We are extremely saddened to hear of the passing of Sir Garfield Sobers,\u201d the county said on X.<\/p>\n

Sobers scored 26 test centuries during his international career. His unbeaten 365 against Pakistan in 1958 stood as the highest individual score in test cricket until fellow West Indian Brian Lara surpassed it in 1994.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tributes poured in following the death of Garry Sobers, widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":807030,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-807029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=807029"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807029\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/807030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=807029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=807029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=807029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}