Garfield Sobers
365 not out in 1958 and six sixes in an over in 1968
Overview
Sobers made 365 not out against Pakistan at Kingston in 1958 at 21 years old, then the highest Test score. In 1968 he hit six sixes in an over off Malcolm Nash at Swansea, a first class first. He scored 8,032 Test runs at 57.78 and bowled fast and slow with equal skill, the most complete cricketer many ever saw.
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