Sir Garry v Sachin

[archie mac]

1966 Public Survey (England)

player most worth watching

Sobers 27%
Trueman 22%
Dexter 6%

 

[harsh.ag]

Sobers at his peak. Not surprising Love that Dexter comes in at third!

 

[archie mac]

Sobers at his peak. Not surprising Love that Dexter comes in at third!

By all accounts Lord Ted was a dasher and very popular with the crowds. The 60s was considered a very slow scoring decade

 

[fredfertang]

1966 Public Survey (England)player most worth watchingSobers 27%Trueman 22%Dexter 6%

Was that before or after Ollie Milburn's knock at Lord's?

 

[Furball]

I don't think that's comparable. Sobers was from a different time as well. Also, I don't think there was ever 'Sobers-mania' as much as 'Sachin-mania'. And lets not look at overtly nationalistic fans; l let's look at the effect they had on non-cricket fans. Tendulkar became a household name in the way I don't believe Sobers ever did.

I reiterate again, I'm no Tendulkar fanboy, but sometimes posters on this forum seem to underrate / diss him quite often.

Oddly enough Sobers was the first famous name from the past I was ever familiar with - I reckon his feat of smashing 6 sixes in an over had something to do with that.

 

[kiwiviktor81]

Oddly enough Sobers was the first famous name from the past I was ever familiar with - I reckon his feat of smashing 6 sixes in an over had something to do with that.

Me too, but it was more a case of looking in cricket books and seeing his name next to 365.

 

[archie mac]

Was that before or after Ollie Milburn's knock at Lord's?

It's a bit hard to tell but I think before