27th July

Sir Don Bradman LAST run in test cricket and also his last test century. Don Bradman along with Arthur Morris chased down 404 runs in fourth innings against England Cricket team at Leeds. The record stood for almost 28 years before Indian Cricket Team‘s historic Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago win against Windies Cricket

The birth of the man who and the Australian Cricket Team former skipper Alan Border. Allan Border was the first player to enter 11000 test runs club. Only player to score 150 plus in both innings of a test.

Arguably one of the finest fielders is born in the Rainbow nation Johnty Rhodes.

2006 Steve Harmison ferocious spell of 6/19 demolished famed Pakistan Cricket Team batting lineup which included Younis Khan, Inzamam ul Haq and Mohammad Yousuf in the first  innings of  Old Trafford test England Cricket

1936 Unbroken since the last 84 years, a record was created which is still intact. During the second day of the Old Trafford test England Cricket team and Indian Cricket Team jointly scored 588 runs (England 398 runs, India 190 runs).

18 runs needed of 18 balls with Sanath Jayasuriya who was well set on 130 it was Sri Lanka Cricket game. But just then Virender Sehwag caught and bowled Jaya giving away just 3 runs , Irfan Pathan superbly bowled the penultimate over . Lanka now needed 11 from last over Zaheer Khan held his nerves as Indian Cricket Team entered the finals of Asia Cup. Virender Sehwag was adjudged Man of the match for his splendid allround performance (81 runs and 3 wickets ).

Kenya‘s Collins Obuya who stunned Sri Lanka Cricket in 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup with his magical spell of 5/24 was born on this day.

Australia‘s Bosanquet was born Jack Iverson.
Iverson Grip was a mystery at that time

Jameson and Kanhai unbeaten 465 for Warwickshire County Cricket Club against Gloucestershire Cricket at Edgbaston, Birmingham in 1974. Jameson the Bombay born man holds the record of being the first man to face a delivery in the world cup.