Proteas nice Herschelle Gibbs turned 49 not out on Thursday, 23 February 2023.
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Here are our two favourite memories of the star batsman and fielder – and one isn’t even cricket-related!
And no, neither check with THAT dropped catch on the 1999 Cricket World Cup nor his knock within the well-known ‘434’ ODI.
Gibbs performed 90 Tests, 248 ODIs and 23 T20I for South Africa, scoring 6 167, 8 094 and 400 runs, respectively.
He additionally took 210 catches in all three codecs and effected numerous run outs.
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On March 16, 2007, Gibbs turned the primary participant to hit six sixes in an over when the Proteas performed the Netherlands within the 2007 Cricket World Cup within the West (*49*).
Gibbs managed the feat within the thirtieth over of the match plundering Daan van Bunge to all elements of the St Kitts floor.
Gibbs scored 72 runs off simply 40 balls and helped South Africa put up 353/3 in simply 40 overs in what was a rain-curtailed match.
In their innings, the Netherlands might solely whole 132/9 from their 40 overs and misplaced the match by 221 runs.
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The second reminiscence refers again to Herschelle Gibbs’ schoolboy days at Bishops in Cape Town the place he was a rugby (and soccer) prodigy in addition to his apparent cricket skills.
Watch beneath as Gibbs stars for Western Province of their win over Free State within the 1992 Craven Week ultimate.
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