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March 17, 2007
6 Sixes - Jackpot!
Today Herschelle Gibbs of South Africa did what had never been done before - he hit 6 sixes in an over in the World Cup. Now, Sir Garry Sobers and Ravi Shastri had done this before in county/domestic cricket, but this was the first time that it had ever been done in an international match. So unlikely was the feat that liquor company Johnnie Walker had offered to donate US$1 million to Habitat for Humanity if any player hit six sixes in an over at the World Cup.
I bet it sounded like a great idea at the time. They probably thought that they would get free publicity as no one would accomplish the feat. Well for $1 million, we certainly hope that they get as much publicity as they can. According to Johnnie Walker, they "couldn't be more thrilled with donating US$1 million to Habitat for Humanity in our efforts to enrich the Caribbean community".
If they are so thrilled then why not just donate the money? Why make the money conditional on an event that had never taken place before? For all those Johnnie Walker whisky lovers out there, if the price of a bottle suddenly goes up, then you know why!
Labels: 2007 world cup, gibbs, holland, netherlands, sixes, sobers, south africa, world cup
Thus spake Sean @ 10:08 am | Sledge/Read 5 sledge(s)
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November 29, 2006
Jaffer v Sobers
Whatever else Wasim Jaffer does in his ODI career, he will have scored at least ten more runs than Sir Garry Sobers ever did!
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Thus spake Jagadish @ 10:36 pm | Sledge/Read 2 sledge(s)
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June 25, 2006
Sobers' record safe
Ian Bell was all set to repeat Sobers' feat of scoring 6 sixers in an over (or atleast 5 sixers and a three) at Chester-le-Street yesterday, but for Sangakkara effected a run-out and saved his team from such an ignominy. Wondering why? Especially, when it comes from me, you have every right to wonder, but that's the only way he could have reached a hundred yesterday. But the writer at CricInfo believes so, as Strauss was too worried about World Cup plans. By the way, is there anyone here who knows if England had a plan for the World Cup? I thought, they just wanted to retain the Ashes and not worry about the World Cup especially with 10 of the 11 spots sealed for World Cup.
Thus spake Ganesh @ 5:30 pm | Sledge/Read 5 sledge(s)
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August 31, 2004
If Julius Caesar was forewarned to beware the ides of March, someone would have done well to tell Malcolm Nash to beware of the last few days of August. First he got tonked around for 36 runs in an over by Sobers on the 31st of August 1968. Nine years later on 29th August 1977, an over to Frank Hayes cost him 34 runs.
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Thus spake Jagadish @ 3:08 pm | Sledge/Read 0 sledge(s)
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August 12, 2004
What is common to Learie Constantine, Sir Garry Sobers, Viv Richards, Clive Lloyd, Michael Holding, Andy Roberts, Joel Garner, Frank Worrell, George Headley, Wes Hall and Everton Weekes besides them all being West Indians? Well, they all played for clubs in the Lancashire leagues during their careers.
Thus spake Jagadish @ 8:21 pm | Sledge/Read 0 sledge(s)
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July 28, 2004
George Headley, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Viv Richards, Sir Frank Worrell and Brian Lara were chosen as the five greatest cricketers of all time. This is part of the Scotiabank West Indian Jubilee celebration. Amazingly enough, none of the quick bowlers of the 1980s, Marshall, Holding or Roberts made the list which turned out to be very skewed towards the batsmen. I really think one of those three should have been in the list ahead of Lara.
Thus spake Jagadish @ 7:05 pm | Sledge/Read 0 sledge(s)
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June 01, 2004
John Arlott on Keith Miller, who really is the only one who can compete with Sobers in an all-rounder competition. Miller was the better bowler, Sobers the superior batsman. None of Hadlee, Imran, Kapil or Botham could hold a candle to either Sobers or Miller.
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Thus spake Jagadish @ 12:02 pm | Sledge/Read 0 sledge(s)
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May 27, 2004
I don't mean to insult Sir Garfield Sobers, aged 68, but his assessment of Harmison as having the potential to be one of England's greatest bowlers seems to show that he is slowly becoming senile.
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Thus spake Jagadish @ 12:51 pm | Sledge/Read 0 sledge(s)
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