Garry sobers autobiography of malcolm

Garry Sobers made a significant mark on cricket history, not least as the man who first achieved the perfect six - six sixes in an over.

The 1968 season was nearing its conclusion when Nottinghamshire, captained by Sobers, travelled to St Helen's in Swansea to meet Glamorgan.

The home side were a distant second to Yorkshire in the Championship, with Nottinghamshire back in fifth. But a victory for the visitors would lift them into fourth and win Sobers a bet and a case of champagne.

Nottinghamshire won the toss and batted, making reasonable progress on the Saturday.

At 308 for 5, Sobers decided that quick runs were needed for a declaration that would allow his bowlers a crack at the Glamorgan top order before the close.

Runs came quickly, and then Sobers really opened up. The v