A cricketer touched with genius has left the crease

Last Friday, July 17, news filtered through at the Oval that Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers had died, aged 89. A few days earlier, I had wondered about the state of his declining health. It was a sad moment. Along with many others, I am certain beyond doubt that he was the finest all-round cricketer that I have ever seen. In his case, all-rounder meant that he was worth his place on the strength of both his batting and his bowling. He did both as a left-hander and could bowl left arm pace with swing and then turn into a left arm spinner, deploying either finger or wrist spin.

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