08th August
2006 Sri Lanka won the Colombo test by solitary one wicket against Proteas. This 352 runs chase was a record in Asia at that time. Mahela Jayawardene held the Lanka’s inns intact with a fluent 123 runs in the last innings. Earlier in the chase, Sri Lanka piled 115 runs off 26 overs in the afternoon session to go to tea on the fourth day at 163-3.
Watch Highlights https://allaboutcric.com/aiovg_videos/colombo-classic-2006/
2008 Sarah Taylor and Caroline Atkins put on 268 runs opening stand the then highest breaking Lynn Thomas and Enid Bakewell record runs scored Lords in the Natwest Women’s Series. The current record is 320 runs by Indian pair of Raut and Sharma.
‘I have come here with runs’, and I’ll go back with more’.
#OnThisDay birth of first Indian Cricket Team player to score a double century on foreign soil, Dilip Sardesai. (only Goa born test cricketer to play for India.) Bombay never lost a Ranji Trophy match with Dilip Sardesai in the side.
The stylish, aesthetic batting giant of modern cricket is born, New Zealand most prolific century-maker. There cannot be a better stage to start your career than register a century in front of your childhood hero. He scored sublime 131 in the Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad Test.
Read more about the most complete batsman of the modern era https://allaboutcric.com/editor/kane-williamson-the-complete-package/
1914 WG Grace last match in club cricket, for Eltham .
England regained the Ashes after handing inns defeat to Australia,2015 Stuart Broad career-best 8/15 bowled out Australia for 60 in Ashes. The last time OZ was bowled out for lower or equal to 60 was way back in 1888. This was their lowest score in Ashes in the last 127 years.
Colin Ackerman 7/18 for Leicestershire against Birmingham Bears in 2019 Vitality Blasts , the first seven wickets haul in T20 cricket.
Javed Miandad double, hundred each from Saleem Mallik and skipper Imran Khan propelled Pakistan to their highest overseas team score. Ian Botham conceded 217 runs most by any English bowler in an innings to date. Their overall highest total is 765/6 against Sri Lanka in 2009, Karachi test.
1988 West Indies won the five match series 4-0 though this time they manage to escape blackwash.
2011 Ajantha Mendis became the first bowler to scalp six wickets in a T20I innings. His 6/16 and a run-out helped Sri Lanka to defend 157 runs against Australia.
The first man to register six consecutive fifties in test cricket, Jack Ryder was born.
Angus Fraser England seam bowler turned commentator is born
Steve Harmison and Parthiv Patel made their test debut test way back in 2002