Sobers Six Hit Perfection At Swansea: That Was The Day
by Gareth Huw Davies
Price: $0.99 USD. 15610 words.
Language: English. Published on June 29, 2012. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Cricket.
On 31st of August 1968, at the St Helen’s cricket ground in Swansea, West Indies cricketer Garfield St Aubrun (Garry) Sobers became the first player in the, roughly, 200 year history of the sport to hit every ball of an over for six, playing for Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan. This is an account of that afternoon by someone who was there, set in the context of a turbulent year.