CPL Hall of Fame award named in honour of Sir Garfield Sobers

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has announced that the trophy presented to each year’s player inducted into its hall of fame will be officially named the Sir Garry Sobers Award, in tribute to the man universally recognised as the greatest all-rounder West Indies cricket has ever produced. The naming follows the recent launch of the CPL Hall of Fame which will honour two inductees annually, one player and one off-field contributor. Dwayne Bravo and Ian Bishop were confirmed as the inaugural class, and the CPL has now secured the Sobers family’s blessing to attach Sir Garry’s name to the award, marking one of the most significant moments in the league’s history.

As one of the finest cricketers the game has ever seen and a defining figure of West Indies cricket, Sir Garry’s name gives prestige to the Hall of Fame recognition. Players pay respect to the late Sir Garfield Sobers ahead of play in the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League T20 match between Jamaica Kingsmen and Antigua & Barbuda Falcons in Arnos Vale, St Vincent, on August 7, 2026. (Photo: CPL T20) The Sir Garry Sobers Award will be presented for the first time at the CPL Hall of Fame Gala Dinner on September 15, 2026 at the Hilton Barbados.

The evening is being held in support of the Sir Clive Lloyd Healthcare Foundation’s prostate cancer awareness, testing, and early detection work across the Caribbean. With the trophy carrying Sir Garry’s name the gala brings together two of West Indies cricket’s most respected figures for a single showpiece night in support of the region. Pete Russell, CEO of CPL, said “Sir Garry Sobers was, without question, the greatest all-rounder the game has ever seen, and having his name on this award means a great deal to everyone at CPL.

We are enormously grateful to the Sobers family for trusting us with his name and his legacy. It gives this trophy, and this hall of fame, a weight our players will carry with real pride. To present it for the first time at a gala dinner in support of Sir Clive Lloyd’s Healthcare Foundation makes 15 September an even more prestigious night for West Indies cricket.”