Laker perfect 10 with a match figure of 19-90. He wrapped the Australia’s first innings with 7 wickets for 8 runs in just 22 balls
1907 Colin Blythe slow left-arm orthodox sent back Proteas to 53 runs defeat in the low scoring match. The match figure of Blythe was 15/99 in almost 38 overs.
1993 Tendulkar and Navjot Singh Sidhu identical score of 104 guided Team India to 235 runs win over Sri Lanka.
2008 Sehwag century against Sri Lanka at Galle he remained unbeaten on 128 at the close of the first day and went on to make a double century. In the due course, the Indian opener also completed 5000 test runs. Four years later against the same opposition in limited-overs cricket Virat Kohli smashed unbeaten 128.
2005 244 runs stand between Sthalekar and Rolton against the British Isles.
1943 death of Mr 10/10 Hedley Verity in prisoner of war camp in Italy.The man who bowled the record-breaking spell of 10 for 10 including a hat trick. This remains only 10 wickets haul in an inning which includes a hat trick. He was 1931 Wisdens Five Cricketer of The Year Bradman’s nemesis, dismissed him eight times in test cricket
2004 Shivnarine Chanderpaul completed 5000 test runs.
1919 India’s near man Hemu Adhikari is born.
1973 Frank Hayes century on debut
1984 Roger Harper six wickets haul handed England innings defeat at Old Trafford. West Indies lead the five-match series 4-0, Terry returned to the wicket, he batted one-handed with his broken arm help Lamb was unbeaten on 98 to reach his century.
1926 The birth of Australian cricket historian and journalist Jack Ernest Pollard
2014 Moeen Ali maiden five wickets haul ended England team drought of 10 matches winless streak.
2017 Moeen Ali hattrick first at Oval folded South Africa inns, the match was 100th one at the Oval.
1912 birth of the man who was run out in 1947-48, on the tour of Australia, for backing up too far before the ball was bowled, and the term Mankading was born. Bill Brown was born.
