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Sobers is best-known for his prowess at cricket. He was an all-rounder, that is, he both batted and bowled, and was also an outstanding fielder. With the ball, Sobers performed superbly, taking 235 Test wickets at an average of 34.03. He bowled left-arm orthodox spinIn the sport of cricket, left-arm orthodox spin is the equivalent of off spin bowling, but bowled with the left hand. As a result, the ball spins away from a right-handed batsman, like leg spin. It is usually considered to be harder for a right-handed bat, left-arm unorthodox spinA left-arm unorthodox spin more commonly known as a slow left-arm Chinaman (SLC), is a type of delivery used in cricket by a left arm bowler. The bowler will use his wrist to spin the ball in order for it to turn from off to leg for a right handed batsman, and also left-arm fast-mediumCricket Fast bowling sometimes known as pace bowling is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. Practitioners are known as fast bowlers''. The main aim of fast bowling is to bowl the cricket ball at high speed so as to make it difficult for. Sobers was also exceptionally talented with the bat, as well, with a career Test batting averageBatting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. Batting average in baseball In baseball, the batting average is defined as the ratio of hits to at bats. The Major of 57.78.

Sobers played his first Test match in 1953, aged only 17. Just under five years later, in 1958, Sobers set a Test cricket recordCricket Test cricket records See Cricket for an explanation of the game. Note: In general, the top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted). Notation Team N by scoring 365 runs in a single innings against PakistanThe Pakistani cricket team is a national cricket team representing Pakistan. It is administrated by the Pakistan Cricket Board. Pakistan is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and one-day international status. It played its first, his first Test century, a record which stood for over 36 years. The record has since been surpassed twice by Brian LaraBrian Charles Lara (born May 2, 1969 in Cantaro, Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago) is an outstanding West Indian cricketer. He is a talented left-handed batsman with an exceptional ability to build massive innings. Lara is the world record holder for the h, also of the West Indies, who scored 375 and 400 in 1994 and 2004 respectively, and Matthew HaydenMatthew Lawrence Hayden ( 29th October, 1971) is an Australian and Queensland cricketer. He is a powerful left hand batsman, known for his ability to score quickly at both Test and one day level, particularly over the mid on region and with the sweep shot of Australia who scored 380 in 2003.

In 1968, Sobers became the first batsman to hit six sixes off one over of six consecutive balls in first-class cricket. Sobers was playing as captain of Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan in Swansea; the unfortunate bowler was Malcolm Nash . This feat has been matched once, by Ravi Shastri, playing for Bombay against Baroda in 1984.

In 1975, Queen Elizabeth awarded Sobers a knighthood for his services to the sport.

In 2000, Sobers was named by a 100-member panel of experts as one of the Top Five Cricketers of the Century. Sobers received 90 votes. Sir Donald Bradman (who received all 100 votes), Sir Jack Hobbs (30 votes), Shane Warne (27 votes) and Sir Vivian Richards (25 votes) were the others chosen. (Many members of the panel complained that two of the five votes cast by each member would be wasted, as they had to be cast for Bradman and Sobers!)