Sir Garfield Sobers — cricket’s greatest all-rounder and a National Hero of Barbados — died on Friday at his home in Barbados, aged 89, eleven days short of his 90th birthday. Ambassador David Comissiong pays tribute to the boy from the Bay Land who showed a small nation its true mettle.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados —By David Comissiong  |  Friday, 17 July 2026 - In 1958, a 21-year-old Garfield Sobers batted for more than ten hours against Pakistan at Sabina Park in Jamaica and broke the world Test batting record with a scintillating 365 not out — an innings that confirmed his total mastery of the game of cricket.