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Sobers says recent Australian teams aren't the best

Sobers says recent Australian teams aren't the best

Sir Garry Sobers believes Australia's sides of the past decade fall short in any debate over the game's greatest teams

27-Feb-2006•Cricinfo staff

Sobers extends help to Scotland side

Sobers extends help to Scotland side

Sir Garfield Sobers, the West Indies legend, intends to assist the Scotland team for the 2007 World Cup, and help them make an impact on the tournament to be held in the Caribbean

08-Feb-2005•Cricinfo staff

Playing for a reason

Playing for a reason

Major events have usually been necessary for staging World XI matches in Australia

09-Jan-2005•Peter English

ICC's highest accolade named after Sobers

ICC's highest accolade named after Sobers

The Player-of-the-Year award, the highest accolade from the ICC, has been named in honour of Sir Garfield Sobers

05-Sep-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Murali misses out in Benaud's Greatest XI

Murali misses out in Benaud's Greatest XI

Richie Benaud, the former Australian captain and current doyen of television commentators, has named his World XI of the 20th century

23-Aug-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

West Indian legends feted

West Indian legends feted

West Indies may be going through a bad patch of late, but their cricketing history has been remarkable

29-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Five greats of West Indies cricket honoured

Five greats of West Indies cricket honoured

The five greatest Caribbean players of all time have been named at an awards ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of West Indies cricket

28-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Who are the greatest West Indians of them all?

Who are the greatest West Indians of them all?

The Scotiabank West Indian Jubilee will be held on Tuesday, July 27, in the Symphony Hall in Birmingham, two nights before the second Test between England and West Indies starts at Edgbaston

16-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Sobers: 'We underestimated England'

Sobers: 'We underestimated England'

The West Indians' humiliation at the hands of England has stirred Sir Garry Sobers into criticising the team's preparation - but he defended Brian Lara's position as captain

04-Apr-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

1963-64 Sheffield Shield winning team reunites

1963-64 Sheffield Shield winning team reunites

The South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) has reunited members of the 1963-64 Sheffield Shield winning South Australian team, 40 years after their victorious season.

30-Jan-2004•South Australian Cricket Association

No lack of memories as the MCG turns 150

No lack of memories as the MCG turns 150

It is a measure of the hold it has on the sporting psyche of the people of Melbourne that yesterday's 150th anniversary of the Melbourne Cricket Ground evoked so many personal memories of Test cricket's first venue

24-Sep-2003•Lynn McConnell

Sobers: limited-overs flop

Sobers: limited-overs flop

1973 The great Garry Sobers scored 8032 runs in Tests - 8032 more than he made in one-day internationals

05-Sep-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

The Colin Cowdrey lecture by Sunil Gavaskar

The Colin Cowdrey lecture by Sunil Gavaskar

This is the text of the Colin Cowdrey lecture delivered by Sunil Gavaskar at the MCC recently

'Batting should entertain'

'Batting should entertain'

In July's issue of Wisden Asia Cricket , Barry Richards talks about what goes into the making of a great batsman, and his nominees for the finest exponents of the craft

03-Jul-2003•Rahul Bhattacharya

Sobers and Pollock will grace the final podium

Sobers and Pollock will grace the final podium

Two cricket legends, Sir Garfield Sobers of the West Indies and Graeme Pollock of South Africa, will hand over the major individual awards at the presentation ceremony following the ICC Cricket World Cup Final in Johannesburg on March 23

12-Mar-2003•WCOC Press Release

Sobers includes Lara in his list of all-time greats

Sobers includes Lara in his list of all-time greats

"There is a hell of a difference between good and great cricketers

02-May-2002•Special Correspondent

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