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'Terribly sad': Cricket rocked by sudden death of iconic star

AFP

The cricket world is mourning the death of Malcolm Nash, the Glamorgan star who entered folklore when Garfield Sobers struck him for six sixes in an over.

Nash was 74.

His name was forever linked with that of Sobers after the West Indies star went on the attack during a County Championship match between Glamorgan and Nottinghamshire at Swansea in 1968.

Malcolm Nash will forever be linked to Gary Sobers. Image: Supplied
Gary Sobers took Malcolm Nash for six sixes in one over. Image: Supplied

It was the first time any batsman had hit six sixes in an over in first-class cricket.

The first five balls were dispatched cleanly by the West Indian and the sixth was carried over the ropes by a fielder.

Sobers had been frustrated by his team's slow progress as Nottinghamshire were approaching a declaration and Nash was experimenting with slow bowling.

Much more than Sobers victim

Nash, a left-armer, took 993 first-class wickets in a 17-year career between 1966 and 1983, while also scoring 7,129 runs and holding 148 catches.

"Malcolm was a true Glamorgan legend whose exploits have gone down in club folklore," chief executive Hugh Morris told the club's website.

"His name is connected with that of Garry Sobers... 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."

Malcolm Nash bowling in a match for Glamorgan. (Photo by S&G/PA Images via Getty Images)
Malcolm Nash in action for Glamorgan. (Photo by S&G/PA Images via Getty Images)

Nash died in hospital in London after being taken ill at a function at Lord's Cricket Ground on Tuesday.

The cricket world has flooded social media with tributes: