Garfield Sobers
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Sir Garfield St Auburn Sobers, also known as Sir Gary or Sir Garry Sobers, was a Barbadian cricketer who played for the West Indies between 1954 and 1974. A highly skilled and aggressive batsman, a ve
Sobers in 1956
Sobers in 2012
The statue of Sobers outside Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Order of National Heroes
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The Order of National Heroes is the supreme honour within the national honours system of Barbados and was established by the Order of National Heroes Act 1998 by the Parliament of Barbados. Members ar
Garfield Sobers
…to cricket. He became a dual Barbadian-Australian citizen through marriage in 1980. By an act of Parliament in 1998, Sobers was named as one of the 11 National Heroes of Barbados. In 2009, he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. Garfield St Aubrun Sobers was born on 28 July 1936 to Shamont and Thelma Sobers of Walcott…
Heroes Square, formerly known as Trafalgar Square in Bridgetown.