KINGSTON, Jamaica – The West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) has expressed condolences at the passing of former Barbados and West Indies cricketer and captain, the legend Sir Garfield Sobers.

Sobers, born July 28, 1936, in St Michael, Barbados, died at the age of 89.

“He excelled at batting, bowling and fielding, with elegance and versatility. Sir Garry played 93 Test matches for the West Indies between 1954 and 1974, amassing a total of 8032 runs at an average of 57.78 and taking 235 wickets. Sir Garfield’s maiden Test century in 1958, at the age of 23, went on to become the game’s highest individual Test score, 365. That record stood until 1994 when it was broken by Brian Lara,” WIPA said,