Sobers became youngest Test player to hit a triple century

Sobers became the youngest Test player to hit a triple century. He hit 365 not out for West Indies against Pakistan at Kingston 1957-58. He was then 21 years.

Sir Gary Sobers of the West Indies played his last Test match playing in the 5th Test against England at Port of Spain, Trinidad. The last appearance was on Friday 5th April 1974. It was a six-day Test and sobers was on the losing side and England won the Test by just 26 runs.

However, on March 30th - the opening day, Sobers became the first West Indian to take 100 wickets when he dismissed Dewnis Amiss for 44 caught by Kanhai. Besides Sobers, this game was also the last game for Kanhai too who said 'Goodbye' to Test cricket.

Incidentally, when Vengsarkar had made 104, he became the third batsman in the world to attain the 8,000 mark - the other two then were Geoff Boycott of England (8,114) and Sir Garfield Sobers of West Indies (8,032). His century is the fifth fastest in Tests in terms of number of balls faced.

The second West Indian player to take 100 wickets was Lance Gibbs when he clean bowled Geoff Boycott for 112 in England's second innings. Boycott had scored 99 in the first innings, failing by just the run to become the first Englishman to score a century in both innings against the West Indies.

Kanhai scored a disappointing 2 and 7 but he did take a catch as wicket keeper when Deryck Murray temporarily retired with a cut head.

Sir Garfield Sobers' - 26 Test hundreds

365 not out vs Pakistan at Kingston 1957-58; 125 and 109 not out vs Pakistan at Georgetown, 1957-58, 142 vs India at Bombay 1958-59, 198 vs India at Kanpur 1958-59, 106 not out vs India at Calcutta 1958-59, 198 vs India at Kanpur 1958-59, 106 not out vs

India at Calcutta 1958-59, 226 vs England at Bridgetown 1959-60; 147 vs England at Kingston 1959-60.

145 vs England at Georgetown 1959-60; 132 vs Australia at Brisbane 1960-61; 168 vs Australia at Sydney 1960-61; 153 vs India at Kingston 1961-62; 104 vs Leeds 1963; 161 vs England at Manchester 1966.

163 not out vs England at Leeds (Lord's)1966; 174 vs England at Leeds; 113 not out vs England at Kingston 1967-68, 152 vs England at Georgetown 1967-68; 110 vs Australia at Adelaide 1968-69; 113 vs Australia t Sydney 1968-69.

108 not out vs India at Georgetown 1970-71; 178 vs India at Bridgetown 1970-71; 132 vs India at Port of Spain 1970-71; 142 vs New Zealand at Bridgetown 1971-72, 150 not out vs England at Lord's 1973.

Sobers played 93 tests, 160 innings, 21 not outs, 803 runs with 365 not out at his highest. He hit 26 hundreds and his average was 57.78

In bowling he sent down 21,599 deliveries, took 235 wickets conceding 7,999 runs avg. 34.03.