yelled the commentator the moment the last ball left Sobers' bat – swung again, over deep square-leg again.A spot of gardening, a polite raising of the bat to acknowledge the cheers after what really was an unthinkable feat at the time, a smile, and he was back at his mark.Sobers remained unbeaten on 76 before declaring at 394/5, setting up a 166-run win for his side.While the feat has been matched in limited-overs cricket a few times since, Ravi Shastri is the only other batsman to have done it in first-class cricket, when he hit Baroda left-arm spinner Tilak Raj for six sixes in an over while batting for Bombay (now Mumbai) in January 1985. "He was also a larger than life character who always had the best interests of the club at heart and continued to be involved closely with the Club after his retirement. He never played for England, but did get a call-up for a trial in 1976. Former Glamorgan captain Malcolm Nash, best known for being slammed for six sixes in an over by Garry Sobers, has died at the age of 74. "Chilaw Marians Cricket Club Ground, FTZ Sports Complex Forty years after being hit for six sixes in an over by Garry Sobers, Nash is still asked about the six balls he bowled that day at the St Helen's Ground in Swansea. Sir Garfield Sobers famously became the first batsman to hit six sixes in an over in a first-class cricket match in Swansea. With a sturdy foundation laid by the top-order batsmen, Sobers gave himself the license to thrill.The legendary West Indian all-rounder sent the first ball of that fateful over, pitched within his swinging arc, soaring over the deep mid-wicket boundary.The next ball, slightly shorter but still within the arc, was fiercely struck to clear the deep square-leg fence.The third was full again, and Sobers, with only a hint of a shimmy, swung mightily to send it soaring over the straight boundary. Nash had actually bowled well in that innings, and despite Sobers' historic assault, finished with figures 4/100.But Sobers, who was captaining Nottinghamshire in the match, was in a different zone altogether on the day. He had been asked to bowl spin by his captain in a bid to curb the flow of runs, but the move was to backfire badly. MS Dhoni's retirement from international cricket came as a shock to his colleagues and fans, who took to social media to pay tribute to a man who was to them variously a captain, leader, legend, mentor and friend.
Cricket Inside Out He scored 7129 runs in 469 innings with two centuries and 25 half-centuries. "And he's done it!" Garfield Sobers Sir Garfield Sobers sir garfield sobers biography Then later, in 1969, when he picked up 71 wickets to finish as the county's leading wicket-taker in their Championship title run under Tony Lewis' captaincy.
The legendary West Indies all-rounder was playing for Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan at St Helen’s and his bowling victim was Welsh bowler Malcolm Nash. He made his first-class debut against Cambridge University in 1966 and his Championship debut against Yorkshire the following year.One of the highlights of his career came in August 1968, when Nash played a key role in Glamorgan beating the touring Australians. Sobers batted for 614 minutes and scored 38 fours but, unusually in such a large total, no sixes. "Malcolm was a true Glamorgan legend whose exploits have gone down in club folklore," club chief executive Hugh Morris, said on the Glamorgan website. T20 World Cup Exactly half a century ago, on this day, Sir Garfield Sobers became the first man in first-class cricket to strike six sixes in an over. The new password needs to be different than the current one.Exactly half a century ago, on this day, Sir Garfield Sobers became the first man in first-class cricket to strike six sixes in an over.He achieved the incredible feat while playing in the English County Championship for Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan in Swasnea.Malcolm Nash, a left-arm seamer, was the unfortunate bowler to get the severe treatment by one of cricket's finest players. Sobers's blitz set up a 166-run win for Nottinghamshire He also played 271 List A matches between 1967 and 1985, picking up 324 wickets at 21.27.Nash was the first bowler to concede six sixes in an over in representative cricket.
""His name is connected with that of Garry Sobers and St. Helen's but he was a fantastic cricketer who was an integral part of the club's history and the side that lifted the County Championship in 1969. Sorry, but your contact preferences will take up to 24hrs to update Reports said that Nash had collapsed while attending a dinner at Lord's in London on Tuesday night, and died in a city hospital overnight.Nash played 17 seasons of first-class cricket, from 1966 to 1983, turning out in 336 matches in which he picked up 993 wickets - 991 of them for Glamorgan - at an average of 25.87 with his left-arm medium-pace bowling. He achieved the incredible feat while playing in the English County Championship for Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan in Swasnea. News, fixtures and updates tailored to your favourite team. Ravi Shastri is the only other batsman to achieve the feat in first-class cricket Never miss a moment! Cricket Inside Out
Malcolm will be sorely missed by everyone at Glamorgan and throughout the cricketing world and we extend our deepest sympathies to his friends and family. "A man skillful enough with the new ball who was rated by Barry Richards, the legendary Springbok batsman, as one of the most difficult bowlers he faced whilst playing county cricket with Hampshire," the tribute added.Born in May 1945 in Abergavenny, Nash made his 2nd XI debut for Glamorgan in 1964 before joining the county's staff two days later. "Incredible bit of hitting," said the commentator on TV as Nash came in to bowl his fourth of the over – short this time, and swung over deep fine-leg.A smile exchanged with the wicket-keeper, and Sobers was on strike again, perhaps the thought of six sixes in the over finally crossing his mind.However, he could have been dismissed on the fifth delivery, but Roger Davis over-balanced at the long-off boundary with the ball in his hand, and it was five in five.