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  • RIP Sir Garfield Sobers

    From Andy Walker@anw@cuboid.co.uk to uk.sport.cricket on Fri Jul 17 21:52:37 2026
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    Sad news that Gary Sobers has died, just short of his 90th birthday.
    I saw quite a lot of him during his stint for Notts. But Notts were
    a very weak side at the time, and even GS couldn't turn the team into
    a decent one. All too often, he was a one-man band. But he laid the foundations for the Hadlee-Rice era, when Notts, for the first time
    since the 1940s, developed some home-grown talent, and with it the
    ambition to become one of the leading counties [again].
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    Andy Walker, Nottingham.
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  • From John Hall@john@jhall.co.uk to uk.sport.cricket on Sat Jul 18 10:10:47 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.sport.cricket

    In article <113e4ml$2l0ji$1@dont-email.me>, Andy Walker
    <anw@cuboid.co.uk> writes
    Sad news that Gary Sobers has died, just short of his 90th birthday.
    I saw quite a lot of him during his stint for Notts. But Notts were
    a very weak side at the time, and even GS couldn't turn the team into
    a decent one. All too often, he was a one-man band. But he laid the >foundations for the Hadlee-Rice era, when Notts, for the first time
    since the 1940s, developed some home-grown talent, and with it the
    ambition to become one of the leading counties [again].


    Yes, RIP. He was not only a great cricketer, but perhaps the most
    versatile one there has ever been. About the only thing he didn't do was
    keep wicket - though I am sure that he'd have been a good one if he'd
    ever tried.
    --
    John Hall

    "The covers of this book are too far apart."
    Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
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  • From alvey@Factman@gmail.com to uk.sport.cricket on Sat Jul 18 20:41:53 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.sport.cricket

    John Hall wrote:
    In article <113e4ml$2l0ji$1@dont-email.me>, Andy Walker
    <anw@cuboid.co.uk> writes
    Sad news that Gary Sobers has died, just short of his 90th birthday.
    I saw quite a lot of him during his stint for Notts. But Notts were
    a very weak side at the time, and even GS couldn't turn the team into
    a decent one. All too often, he was a one-man band. But he laid the
    foundations for the Hadlee-Rice era, when Notts, for the first time
    since the 1940s, developed some home-grown talent, and with it the
    ambition to become one of the leading counties [again].


    Yes, RIP. He was not only a great cricketer, but perhaps the most
    versatile one there has ever been. About the only thing he didn't do was
    keep wicket - though I am sure that he'd have been a good one if he'd
    ever tried.

    The best allrounder I've seen.
    Imagine what an IPL franchise would pay him a season...
    .
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