Wayne Clark (1953-), Australian pace bowler who was suspected of throwing during his career and who later became a successful coach; and
Naimur Rahman (1974-), Bangladesh's right-arm off-break bowler and first Test captain.
In 1986, Dean Jones batting for eight and a half hours scored Australia's first double century (210) in India. During his epic innings of 210, he was overcome by nausea on the pitch and was put on an intravenous drip after it ended. Jones made a modest 24 in the second innings, but considering that it was only the second tied Test in history, the importance of his knock can hardly be exaggerated.
In 1997 in a drawn Test at Harare, Stephen Fleming took his fifth catch of Zimbabwe's first innings, equaling a Test record first set by Australia's Vic Richardson in 1935-36. Fleming held another two catches in the second innings and his seven in the match equalled another Test record, first set by Richardson's grandson Greg Chappell in 1974-75.
In 1998 South Africa won the first Commonwealth games gold medal at Kuala Lumpur beating Australia by four wickets. However only three Test sides, Australia, New Zealand and Zimbabwe sent their best available teams. England did not send one and the West Indies were required to split into island nations, of which three were chosen (Antigua, Barbados and Jamaica). India, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka sent weakened sides. New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 51 runs for the bronze medal.
A hat-trick with a difference. In 2002 Javagal Srinath took a hat-trick for Leicestershire against Surrey at The Oval. It was different because he did not realize that he had taken a hat-trick. Having removed J Ormond with the final ball of his previous over he then dismissed Adam Hollioake and Philip Sampson with the first two balls of his next over to grab an unwitting hat-trick.
In 2007 Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in a Stuart Broad over during World Twenty20. He thus became the second batsman, after South Africa’s Herschelle Gibbs, to hit six sixes in an over in international cricket. Yuvraj, provoked by Andrew Flintoff, launched the first ball over cow corner, the second disappeared over backward square leg, the third was hit over extra cover, the fourth was rocketed over point, the fifth flew over midwicket and the sixth landed in the stands at long-on. Yuvraj's 12-ball half-century is a record in all forms of international cricket.I
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| Zaheer Khan |
1978
Birth of Zaheer Khan, who, aged 22, announced his arrival at the international level in the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy with two full, inswinging deliveries that did for Steve Waugh and Daryll Cullinan. Zaheer was immediately thrust into Test cricket as partner and understudy to Javagal Srinath. He struggled during his first 20 Tests, taking 54 wickets at 40 apiece, and was even dropped briefly after India's tour to South Africa in 2001. In 2002-03, after Srinath retired, Zaheer came into his own, reversing the old and new ball skilfully. He took consecutive five-wicket hauls in New Zealand and followed that up with a fine 2003 World Cup - bar the final. A hamstring injury saw him relegated to bit-part performer as Indian cricket scripted some of its finest moments away but he forced his way back after a very successful season for Worcestershire in 2006. His crowning moment was helping India win their fifth Test on English soil, in 2007. He is second only to Kapil Dev on the list of Indian fast bowlers. Expected to star in India's defence of their No. 1 Test ranking during the 2011 tour of England, Zaheer pulled a hamstring on the first day of the series and India failed to win a single international match on the trip.
2004Birth of Zaheer Khan, who, aged 22, announced his arrival at the international level in the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy with two full, inswinging deliveries that did for Steve Waugh and Daryll Cullinan. Zaheer was immediately thrust into Test cricket as partner and understudy to Javagal Srinath. He struggled during his first 20 Tests, taking 54 wickets at 40 apiece, and was even dropped briefly after India's tour to South Africa in 2001. In 2002-03, after Srinath retired, Zaheer came into his own, reversing the old and new ball skilfully. He took consecutive five-wicket hauls in New Zealand and followed that up with a fine 2003 World Cup - bar the final. A hamstring injury saw him relegated to bit-part performer as Indian cricket scripted some of its finest moments away but he forced his way back after a very successful season for Worcestershire in 2006. His crowning moment was helping India win their fifth Test on English soil, in 2007. He is second only to Kapil Dev on the list of Indian fast bowlers. Expected to star in India's defence of their No. 1 Test ranking during the 2011 tour of England, Zaheer pulled a hamstring on the first day of the series and India failed to win a single international match on the trip.
Michael Clarke scored a glittering debut hundred on this day against India in the first Test in Bangalore. He even got to wear his baggy green cap at the big moment. Not that he was distracted - he was finally out for 151 and Australia were on their way to a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.
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| Salman Butt |
Before he ruined his career through his involvement in spot-fixing in 2010, Salman Butt, born on this day, was a talented batsman who made an impression with a match-winning century against India at Eden Gardens in 2004. When he followed it up with a fifty and a century in the Test series in Australia, it appeared Pakistan had found a long-term opener. He was often compared with Saeed Anwar for his style of play, however, Butt struggled to remain consistent, averaging less than 30 between January 2006 and July 2009. After Pakistan's disastrous tour of Australia in 2009-10, many senior players were suspended and Butt was made vice-captain. On the subsequent England tour, he had to take over as captain after Shahid Afridi stepped down. Butt led Pakistan to a Test win over Australia in Headingley and then against England at The Oval. However, things turned very sour towards the end of the tour, when he was banned by the ICC following a newspaper expose that alleged that he, along with Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif, was involved in spot-fixing in the Lord's Test.
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| Dwayne Bravo |
West Indies didn't win the first 23 Tests he played, but the contribution of allrounder Dwayne Bravo, who was born today, has been greater than that stat reveals. Bustling with energy, he has provided that rare bright spark in a largely unsuccessful team. A key contributor with bat, ball and in the field, Bravo finally tasted Test success when West Indies upset South Africa in the Boxing Day Test of 2007. He led the team in the final game of that series, which an injury-depleted West Indies lost. His all-round abilities make him an asset in limited-overs games, and it was Bravo's slower deliveries that brought India's successful ODI streak, under Rahul Dravid and Greg Chappell, to a grinding halt in 2006. In 2010, after having turned down a place in the West Indies A squad to tour England in favour of playing Twenty20 for Somerset, Bravo rejected an US$80,000 West Indies board contract to be able to play as a freelancer.
1979
In Kanpur, Geoff Dymock became the third bowler and the first Australian to dismiss all 11 batsmen in a Test when he bowled Dilip Doshi. But his heroic performance - his match figures of 12 for 168 were his best in Tests - could not stop India winning by 153 runs. Australia needed 279 to win but collapsed dismally, with Kapil Dev and Shival Yadav each taking four wickets.
1964
An unlikely turnaround gave Australia their third consecutive Test victory in Madras. India had taken a first-innings lead of 65, but after Australia set them 333 to win, the home side fell apart. They were 0 for 2 and then 24 for 4, and despite a defiant 94 from Hanumant Singh, Australia breezed home by 139 runs. Their star was that gentle giant Graham McKenzie, who returned match figures of 10 for 91
2003
Matthew Hayden bludgeoned his way to 380 in Perth in the first Test against Zimbabwe, to break Brian Lara's record for the highest individual score in Test cricket. Resuming on 183, he never tired of crushing the ball to the boundary off the tired bowlers. With a bright array of cuts, straight drives and pulls he clobbered 38 fours and 11 sixes in 10 hours at the crease. Adam Gilchrist, with an 84-ball century, played a good support role but was firmly in the shade. Lara called to congratulate Hayden, and against England six months later claimed the record back.
1998
In Harare, Zimbabwe claimed only their second Test victory. In the one-off Test against India, they had the best of a low-scoring game to win by 61 runs. Neil Johnson took the key wicket of Sachin Tendulkar, caught behind for 7, as India crashed wretchedly to 133 for 9 in pursuit of 235. The last pair, Javagal Srinath and Harbhajan Singh, swung the bat merrily, but they were never in danger of salvaging anything more than pride, and India's overseas drought continued: since beating England in 1986 they had played 42 Tests away from home and won only one of them.
In 2007 Mark Boucher becomes first wicketkeeper to make 400 dismissals in Tests. South Africa goes on to win their first series in Pakistan.
In 1987 Zimbabwe’s Dave Houghton hammered a brilliant 142 (137 balls with 13 fours and 6 sixes) as his side fell an agonizing four runs short of their target of 243 in a World Cup match against New Zealand at Hyderabad. He lost ten pounds in the oppressive heat and by the end with cramps taking full toll he could hardly walk. It was Zimbabwe’s first ODI hundred.
1956
An insomniac's dream in Karachi, as Pakistan and Australia blocked their way through the slowest day in Test history. They mustered only 95 runs between them in a yawn-inducing full day's play, for the loss of 12 wickets. The match itself eventually went to Pakistan, thanks mainly to a Herculean performance from Fazal Mahmood. On a matting pitch, he returned match figures of 75-28-114-13 as an Australian side that included Harvey, Miller, Benaud and Davidson were skittled for 80 and 187. The one-off Test was the first between the sides.
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| Nayan Mongia celebrates his maiden Test century |
1996
Lucky 13 for Nayan Mongia, who crawled to his one and only Test ton in Delhi in his 13th appearance, and took Australia to the brink of another defeat on the subcontinent. Mongia was pushed up to the top of the order and proved that keeping and opening is not an impossible job. He batted over eight hours for his 152, then Australia were hustled to a seven-wicket defeat on a pitch taking spin. In the absence of the injured Shane Warne (their spinners were Peter McIntyre, Brad Hogg and Mark Waugh) the Aussies didn't stand a chance - the Wisden Almanack says they "were subdued and haunted by the realisation they had failed".
1979 Birth Day of Ryan Harris Australian
1983
One of the best days of the late, great Malcolm Marshall's career came in the first Test against India in Kanpur. After spanking a Test-best 92 he produced a devastating opening spell of 8-5-9-4 (including Sunil Gavaskar second ball for 0) as India closed the second day at 34 for 5 in reply to West Indies' 454. An innings victory was duly wrapped up on the fourth day, with Marshall grabbing match figures of 8 for 66. The win had a whiff of revenge about it - four months earlier India had stunned West Indies with victory in the World Cup final at Lord's.
One of the best days of the late, great Malcolm Marshall's career came in the first Test against India in Kanpur. After spanking a Test-best 92 he produced a devastating opening spell of 8-5-9-4 (including Sunil Gavaskar second ball for 0) as India closed the second day at 34 for 5 in reply to West Indies' 454. An innings victory was duly wrapped up on the fourth day, with Marshall grabbing match figures of 8 for 66. The win had a whiff of revenge about it - four months earlier India had stunned West Indies with victory in the World Cup final at Lord's.
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1948
Birth of the unheralded England seam bowler Mike Hendrick. His average of 25.83 is lower than those of Larwood, Snow, Botham, Fraser or Gough, but he achieved nowhere near the fame of that quintet. That owed much to his penchant for the inconspicuous contribution: in 30 Tests Hendrick didn't once take a five-for, and his best figures were 4 for 28 against India at Edgbaston in 1974. But he was a very fine bowler, unstinting in his accuracy and capable of appreciable bounce and seam movement. His finest hour came at Headingley in 1977, when a brace of four-fors helped England regain the Ashes. Appropriately, Hendrick was overshadowed by Geoff Boycott, who made his 100th first-class hundred on his home ground.
Birth of the unheralded England seam bowler Mike Hendrick. His average of 25.83 is lower than those of Larwood, Snow, Botham, Fraser or Gough, but he achieved nowhere near the fame of that quintet. That owed much to his penchant for the inconspicuous contribution: in 30 Tests Hendrick didn't once take a five-for, and his best figures were 4 for 28 against India at Edgbaston in 1974. But he was a very fine bowler, unstinting in his accuracy and capable of appreciable bounce and seam movement. His finest hour came at Headingley in 1977, when a brace of four-fors helped England regain the Ashes. Appropriately, Hendrick was overshadowed by Geoff Boycott, who made his 100th first-class hundred on his home ground.
1978
Birth of a Middlesex prodigy. Owais Shah was touted as the new Mark Ramprakash when he made his county debut at the age of 18 in 1996, and his first international appearance followed in England's one-day series against Australia and Pakistan five years later. But despite the elegance of his strokeplay and the sheer power he could muscle into his six-hitting, his face did not fit during the reign of Duncan Fletcher, and his maiden Test appearance was a one-off cameo in Mumbai in March 2006, when an attractive half-century was undermined by a subsequent attack of cramp. He was finally given an extended run in the Test side during the tour of West Indies in 2009, but a spate of run-outs convinced the selectors to look elsewhere. He suffered a further setback when Middlesex let him go at the end of the 2010 season.
Birth of a Middlesex prodigy. Owais Shah was touted as the new Mark Ramprakash when he made his county debut at the age of 18 in 1996, and his first international appearance followed in England's one-day series against Australia and Pakistan five years later. But despite the elegance of his strokeplay and the sheer power he could muscle into his six-hitting, his face did not fit during the reign of Duncan Fletcher, and his maiden Test appearance was a one-off cameo in Mumbai in March 2006, when an attractive half-century was undermined by a subsequent attack of cramp. He was finally given an extended run in the Test side during the tour of West Indies in 2009, but a spate of run-outs convinced the selectors to look elsewhere. He suffered a further setback when Middlesex let him go at the end of the 2010 season.
1989
An unlikely match-winning bowler for England in their Nehru Cup match against Pakistan in Cuttack. Graham Gooch took 3 for 19 (including Wasim Akram first ball) as England eased home by four wickets, but some of Pakistan's batting gave one-day cricket a bad name: Javed Miandad took 51 balls to reach 14, and worse still, Shoaib Mohammad - the anti-Kalu in these pre-pinch-hitting days - took 34 balls to score just three runs.
An unlikely match-winning bowler for England in their Nehru Cup match against Pakistan in Cuttack. Graham Gooch took 3 for 19 (including Wasim Akram first ball) as England eased home by four wickets, but some of Pakistan's batting gave one-day cricket a bad name: Javed Miandad took 51 balls to reach 14, and worse still, Shoaib Mohammad - the anti-Kalu in these pre-pinch-hitting days - took 34 balls to score just three runs.
1999
Another spectacular performance from Azhar Mahmood gave Pakistan victory in the Champions Trophy final in Sharjah. He took 5 for 28 as Sri Lanka were skittled out for 123, having earlier looked likely winners when they held Pakistan to 211 for 9. It completed a good week's work for Azhar, who three days earlier had taken 6 for 18 against West Indies. But the wickets soon dried up -in his next eight one-dayers, he took only two.
Another spectacular performance from Azhar Mahmood gave Pakistan victory in the Champions Trophy final in Sharjah. He took 5 for 28 as Sri Lanka were skittled out for 123, having earlier looked likely winners when they held Pakistan to 211 for 9. It completed a good week's work for Azhar, who three days earlier had taken 6 for 18 against West Indies. But the wickets soon dried up -in his next eight one-dayers, he took only two.
2011
Sri Lanka's first Test in the Middle East ended in a draw, thanks largely to Kumar Sangakkara, who produced a resolute double-hundred, his eighth, in their second innings after they conceded a lead of over 300. With the security situation uncertain in Pakistan, Abu Dhabi and Dubai became the team's new "home" venues, and in the first two innings at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, Pakistan seemed to hold the host's advantage, courtesy a five-for from Junaid Khan on debut, and Taufeeq Umar's first double-hundred. Sangakkara then took charge and saved the Test with some assistance from Prasanna Jayawardene, who produced a hundred of his own.
Sri Lanka's first Test in the Middle East ended in a draw, thanks largely to Kumar Sangakkara, who produced a resolute double-hundred, his eighth, in their second innings after they conceded a lead of over 300. With the security situation uncertain in Pakistan, Abu Dhabi and Dubai became the team's new "home" venues, and in the first two innings at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, Pakistan seemed to hold the host's advantage, courtesy a five-for from Junaid Khan on debut, and Taufeeq Umar's first double-hundred. Sangakkara then took charge and saved the Test with some assistance from Prasanna Jayawardene, who produced a hundred of his own.
1967
Western Australia medium-pacer Ian Brayshaw took all 10 wickets against Victoria, only the third 10-for in Sheffield Shield history. His 10 for 44 in Perth came from 17.6 overs - this was in the days of eight-ball overs - and his scalps included Bill Lawry, Bob Cowper and Keith Stackpole.
Western Australia medium-pacer Ian Brayshaw took all 10 wickets against Victoria, only the third 10-for in Sheffield Shield history. His 10 for 44 in Perth came from 17.6 overs - this was in the days of eight-ball overs - and his scalps included Bill Lawry, Bob Cowper and Keith Stackpole.
1994
A fractured thumb for Ian Healy as Pakistan thrashed Australia by nine wickets in the one-dayer in Rawalpindi. It meant that Healy was absent from the third Test in Lahore, when he was replaced by Phil Emery - the only match Healy missed in an 11-year, 119-Test career. Pakistan easily overhauled a difficult target of 251. Saeed Anwar and Inzamam-ul-Haq flayed an unbroken 160 for the second wicket, and victory was completed with 11 overs to spare.
A fractured thumb for Ian Healy as Pakistan thrashed Australia by nine wickets in the one-dayer in Rawalpindi. It meant that Healy was absent from the third Test in Lahore, when he was replaced by Phil Emery - the only match Healy missed in an 11-year, 119-Test career. Pakistan easily overhauled a difficult target of 251. Saeed Anwar and Inzamam-ul-Haq flayed an unbroken 160 for the second wicket, and victory was completed with 11 overs to spare.
1995
An unremarkable one-dayer between South Africa and Zimbabwe in Harare was enlivened when Fanie de Villiers bowled the first ball of what turned out to be the last over with a paper cup. It was that sort of game. South Africa made 239 and with Hansie Cronje taking 4 for 33, Zimbabwe never got close, falling to defeat by 112 runs.
An unremarkable one-dayer between South Africa and Zimbabwe in Harare was enlivened when Fanie de Villiers bowled the first ball of what turned out to be the last over with a paper cup. It was that sort of game. South Africa made 239 and with Hansie Cronje taking 4 for 33, Zimbabwe never got close, falling to defeat by 112 runs.
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