Famous Cricketers No 42 - Gary Sobers

35. West Indians v Hampshire, Southampton, July 13, 15, 16 (Match drawn) not out 37 110 18 9 40 3 E.D.R.Eagar b 159 1 H.M.Barnard lbw L.Harrison b c E.D.R.Eagar b M.D.Burden 11 387 - - - - 43/0 36. West Indians v Somerset, Taunton, July 17, 18, 19 (Match drawn) b W.E.Alley 13 78 114 st H.W.Stephenson b K.E.Palmer 104 254/6 37. WEST INDIES v ENGLAND, Headingley, July 25, 26, 27 (England won by an innings and 5 runs) c G.A.R.Lock b P.J.Loader 4 142 33 8 79 1 P.B.H.May c F.C.M.Alexander 279 run out 29 132 38. West Indians v Surrey, Kennington Oval, July 31, August 1, 2 (West Indians won by seven wickets) b J.C.Laker 39 140 4 1 9 0 210 1 c and b A.V.Bedser 48 270/3 9 1 24 0 199/3d 2 39. West Indians v Glamorgan, Swansea, August, 3, 5, 6 (West Indians won by six wickets) c W.G.A.Parkhouse b J.E.McConnon 0 254 9 4 9 0 141 lbw J.E.McConnon 13 66/4 2 1 4 0 178 40. West Indians v Lancashire, Old Trafford, August 10, 12, 13 (West Indians won by nine wickets) b P.Whiteley 86 317/5d - - - - 79 did not bat - 91/1 11 3 20 1 G.Pullar b 327 1 41. West Indians v Leicestershire, Leicester, August 17, 19, 20 (West Indians won by an innings and 212 runs) c G.Lester b B.S.Boshier 0 361/7d - - - - 75 1 4 3 1 1 R.C.Smith lbw 74 42. WEST INDIES v ENGLAND, Kennington Oval, August 22, 23, 24 (England won by an innings and 237 runs) b G.A.R.Lock 39 89 44 6 111 1 G.A.R.Lock c F.C.M.Alexander 412 b G.A.R.Lock 42 86 43. West Indians v Kent, Canterbury, August 28, 29, 30 (West Indians won by seven wickets) b F.Ridgway 13 359/5d 22 7 61 0 355 c A.H.Phebey b D.J.Halfyard 36 165/3 14 1 60 0 168/7d 44. West Indians v L.E.G.Ames’s XI, Hastings, August 31, September 2, 3 (West Indians won by four wickets) c J.T.Murray b A.E.Moss 31 291 - - - - 322/9d st J.T.Murray b G.E.Tribe 21 270/6 10 0 63 3 D.W.Barrick c F.C.M.Alexander 238 2 D.C.S.Compton c A.G.Ganteaume D.Bennett b 45. West Indians v T.N.Pearce’s XI, Scarborough, September 7, 9, 10 (Match drawn) b G.E.Tribe 39 323/7d 19 2 93 2 D.B.Close lbw 355/9d J.H.Wardle st F.C.M.Alexander b G.E.Tribe 49 151/8 3 0 19 2 T.E.Bailey c C.L.Walcott 186/7d T.G.Evans c D.T.Dewdney SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Tests 5 10 0 320 66 32.00 - 2 1 Other matches 20 34 6 1324 219* 47.28 3 6 25 Season 25 44 6 1644 219* 43.26 3 8 26 Career 45 75 13 2601 219* 41.95 4 13 36 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Tests 135 24 355 5 2/28 71.00 - - Other matches 342.3 121 817 32 5/39 25.53 1 - Season (6-ball) 477.3 145 1172 37 5/39 31.67 1 - Career (6-ball) 1091.2 384 2359 76 5/39 31.03 1 - 17