Gallery icon10 ImagesJuly 19, 2026 — 4:02pm1/10Second innings heroes ... World XI captain Garry Sobers (254) and Australia’s Doug Walters (127) celebrate their impressive numbers.Credit:Staff photographer2/10Sobers family (l to r) Daniel, Sir Garfield, Genevieve, Lady Sobers and Matthew. The Sobers line-up (from left) Daniel, Sir Gary, Genevieve, Lady Sobers and Matthew. July 24, 1980.Credit:Fairfax archives3/10Sir Garfield and Lady Sobers in 1980Credit:Fairfax archives4/10Cricket star Gary Sobers kisses his bride, Pru Kirby after their wedding in 1969.Credit:Syndication International5/10World Series Cricket: Kerry Packer, Sir Garfield Sobers and John Cornell in 1977/78Credit:Fairfax archives6/10Garry Sobers, seen with Bill Lawry at Trent Bridge in 1968.Credit:Fairfax Media7/10Sobers speaks during the opening ceremony of the 2007 Cricket World CupCredit:AP Photo/Andres Leighton8/10A mark of respect to Sir Garfield Sobers during the match between Northamptonshire Steelbacks and Hampshire Hawks this weekend.Credit:Getty Images9/10Sobers chats with members of the West Indies team in 2015.Credit:AP10/10Garfield Sobers in swashbuckling mode.Credit:John Patrick O'Gready/Fairfax Media