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R.I.P. Garry Sobers (1936-2026)

I just heard the very sad news of the death at the age of 89 of cricketing legend Sir Garfield (“Garry”) Sobers. He was a superb player, a genuine all-rounder. With the bat he was an extraordinary attacking strokeplayer, being the first to hit six sixes in an over (for his adopted county, Nottinghamshire, against Glamorgan in 1968.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgLfVjwCC0w

I know there’s more than a suspicion that the dropped catch off the 5th ball might have been deliberate, but still…

When I lived in Nottingham my next door neighbour had many memories of Garry Sobers. He was fond of the nightlife, and also liked to bet on the horses. As a captain Sobers was also a bit of a gambler, often making very generous declarations. It didn’t always come off, but it sure made for exciting cricket.

Sobers’s maiden test century against Pakistan turned into a mammoth 365 not out. His batting average in 93 test matches was 57.78, a number that a specialist bat would be proud of. But he was also a superb bowler with the knack of getting good batsmen out, usually with his fast left-arm inswingers bowled over the wicket. Here is an example of him getting Geoffrey Boycott out. He always seemed to enjoy doing that. It’s a low resolution clip, but just look at the swing!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rkhomSl7L0g

Of that delivery, which got him out lbw, Boycott later said “It was missing off, missing leg, and hitting middle halfway up”. You can tell he knew he was out. (When I played cricket at school I never figured out to bat aginst left-arm over the wicket bowlers even if they didn’t swing…). Sobers was also an adept left-arm spin bowler, who could bowl orthodox but was also adept at the Chinaman (a term for left-arm wrist spin that has fallen into disuse in recent years, but was common in my youth). I should also mention that he was an exceptional fielder too at a time before one-day cricket increased the general level of fielding.

I genuine all-rounder who reaches the level of international excellence at both batting and bowling is very rare in cricket. Most all-rounders are either bowlers who can bat a bit or batters who can bowl a bit. Sobers was the only one in his generation who was great at both. Cricket was fortunate later, from the late 70s to the 80s, to have three at the same time: Ian Botham (England), Kapil Dev (India) and Imran Kahn (Pakistan). But Sobers was probably the greatest of them all.

R.I.P. Garry Sobers (1936-2026). Pure legend.

The Italian “Allrounder” Seasoning That Makes Frozen Pizza Taste Like It Came from My Favorite Restaurant Is on Sale for $6

Kitchn and Yaho…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Italianmeals #Allrounder #AllrounderSeasoningBlend #Italia #Italian #italianamerican #Italiandishes #italianmeals #italianseasoning #italiano #italy #seasoningblends
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2666751/the-italian-allrounder-seasoning-that-makes-frozen-pizza-taste-like-it-came-from-my-favorite-restaurant-is-on-sale-for-6/

The Italian “Allrounder” Seasoning That Makes Frozen Pizza Taste Like It Came from My Favorite Restaurant Is on Sale for $6 https://www.diningandcooking.com/2666751/the-italian-allrounder-seasoning-that-makes-frozen-pizza-taste-like-it-came-from-my-favorite-restaurant-is-on-sale-for-6/ #Allrounder #AllrounderSeasoningBlend #Italia #Italian #ItalianAmerican #ItalianDishes #ItalianMeals #ItalianSeasoning #italiano #italy #SeasoningBlends

All about
D҉E҉A҉T҉H҉ N҉O҉T҉E҉ (デスノート, Desu Nōto).
A japanese manga series. (2023)

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⁣#keetattoos #tattoostudio #tattoos #tattooartist #nrw #kristinablees #catlover #blackandgreytattoos #colortattoos #allrounder #falke #falcon #eule #owl #deathnote #deathnotetattoo #manga #japan #ink #inked

#Ash, the #batsman #allrounder
#RavichandranAshwin reveals what triggered him to widen his game in #TNPL2024
"New avenue to explore."
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/r-ashwin-reveals-what-triggered-him-to-widen-his-game-after-ipl-2024-new-avenue-to-explore-101722843509098.html

Nikon Z6 III Initial Review: A Middleweight Fighter With Heavyweight Dreams https://petapixel.com/2024/06/17/nikon-z6-iii-initial-review-a-middleweight-fighter-with-heavyweight-dreams/ #jackofalltrades #hybridcamera #allrounder #enthusiast #mirrorless #Equipment #nikonz6ii #midrange #Reviews #hybrid #NIKKOR #nikon #D750 #dslr #z6ii

CONGRATULATIONS #ELISIA YOU DID IT!

The first contestant secured to debut in the upcoming new girl group #PRISM.

If you followed her, there is zero doubt she deserves it. She's an all-rounder. She can reach the notes they ask of her. She understands what music producers want and gave them the result the first try.

She can rap. She got the visuals. She can dance. Even her fellow contestants felt her very strong presence.

Even if she is not the center of the girl group, she still will be the focus.

She's a magnet.

I've said it before, I'll say it again, #ElisiaParmisano should debut as a solo #Kpop idol because she will dominate the girl group.

* Elisia is the next #BoA.
* Elisia is the next #IU.
* Elisia is the next #Suzy.
* Elisia is the next #KimSeJeong.

#UniverseTicket #유니버스티켓 #Kpop #TalentSearch #Survival #PHILIPPINES

#엘리시아 #AllRounder #OneTop #DEBUT!

#UniverseTicket #유니버스티켓 #Kpop #TalentSearch #Survival #PRISM #PHILIPPINES
@[email protected] @pinoy @[email protected] @pilipinas @[email protected] @[email protected] @asianpop

𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝟵𝟲 𝗚𝗕 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗠𝗗 𝗥𝘆𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝟳 𝟳𝟴𝟰𝟬𝗛𝗦

The new Stellaris 16 - Gen 5: Upperclass #premium #allrounder with highly efficient #AMD Ryzen processor, fast #NVIDIA #RTX graphics and mechanical #CherryMX keyboard.

https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/TUXEDO-Stellaris-16-Gen5-AMD.tuxedo

Pilze sind wahre Allrounder: Etwa 55 Billionen Dollar (!) betragen die Leistungen, die Pilze für die Menschheit erbringen, berechnen Forschende. Das entspricht der Hälfte des globalen Bruttosozialprodukts. Was diese Zahl verändern soll @christianschwaegerl:  
https://www.riffreporter.de/de/umwelt/natur-oekonomie-pilze-wert-oekosystem-dienstleistungen-wald-kohlendioxid

#pilze #allrounder #ökonomie #natur

#Azurmarill wurde gerade als neuer #Allrounder für #PokemonUnite angekündigt.

Hab ich schon Bock drauf 😊

#Nintendo #nintendoswitch