Garry Sobers is widely considered as one of the greatest all-rounders cricket has seen and during the 1966 series in England, he was on top of his game.
In the fourth Test at Leeds, the West Indian set the stage alight on the second day by cracking a hundred between lunch and tea as the visitors piled on 500 on the back of his magnificent 174 and Seymour Nurse’s 137.
In all, Sobers hit 24 boundaries in his 260-ball knock and set the stage for a commanding performance as he snared five wickets over two England innings to seal victory by an innings and 55 runs.
The West Indies took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.
Other famous sporting memories on August 5:
1970: Manchester United became the first senior team in British football to win a competitive match by a penalty shoot-out. Their Watney Cup semi-final against Hull stood at 1-1 after 90 minutes before United triumphed 4-3 on penalties.
1978: Aberdeen's new Pittodrie Stadium, the first all-seater stadium in Britain, was inaugurated by a friendly between the Dons and Tottenham.
1990: Tom Kite won the Federal Express St Jude Classic at Memphis to become the first golfer to win USD 6million (£3.6million) on the US PGA Tour.
2003: Darren Gough announced his retirement from Test cricket.
2004: Sven-Goran Eriksson was cleared of any wrongdoing by the Football Association following an investigation into the Faria Alam scandal.
2009: Sunderland completed the £10million signing of Darren Bent from Tottenham.
2012: Jamaica's Usain Bolt won Olympic gold in the men's 100 metres.
2013: Manchester United confirmed they had rejected a second bid from Chelsea for striker Wayne Rooney, while Walter Smith resigned as Rangers chairman.
