16634 number of balls taken by Cricket South Africa speedster Dale Steyn to bag 400 test victims, fastest to do so. On This Day
The most prolific fast bowler of all time Anderson is born The most prolific fast bowler of last 10 years (2010-2019) in terms of wickets taken. James Anderson had bagged 429 test victims most by any bowler in the last decade. He became the youngest bowler to take a hat-trick for Lancashire. Jimmy bagged a couple of fifers on his birthday.
2010 five wickets haul against Pakistan at Nottingham
2014 five wickets haul against India at Southampton
120 wickets in his birth month, his best in any month.
1980 Kapil Dev four sixes off Hemmings to avoid follow on. The test was also little master first in England.
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – JULY 30: Mitchell Johnson of Australia celebrates after taking the wicket of Jonny Bairstow of England, which was his 300th Test wicket during day two of the 3rd Investec Ashes Test match between England and Australia at Edgbaston on July 30, 2015 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
The birth of English cricket writer, historian, and statistician Peter Wynne-Thomas.
1914 the death of only player to hit a six outside Lords pavilion Albert Trott
1995 Dominic Cork hattrick when he scalped RB Richardson, JR Murray, CL Hooper at Manchester.
Dominic Cork of England celebrates his hat-trick after trapping West Indies batsman Carl Hooper LBW for 0 during the 4th Test match between England and West Indies at Old Trafford, Manchester, 30th July 1995. The other fielders for England are John Crawley (left) and Robin Smith. England won the match by 6 wickets. (Photo by Patrick Eagar/Popperfoto via Getty Images)
2011 Stuart Broad Hattrick against India he had MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, P Kumar. The Englishman went on to scalp six wickets in the innings.
England’s Stuart Broad celebrates his hattrick during the second npower test match at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. (Photo by Rui Vieira/PA Images via Getty Images)
2011 Rahul Dravid completed 12500 test runs only second player to do so at that time after Sachin Tendulkar.
India’s Rahul Dravid leaves the field after scoring 117 runs during the second day of the second cricket test match at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, central England on July 30, 2011. India were all out for 288. AFP PHOTO/PAUL ELLIS
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The debut of Suresh Raina and Yalaka Venugopal Rao although Raina was out for golden duck and Rao making a fighting 38 .Rao couldn’t cement his place whereas Raina emerged as a game changer for Indian Cricket Team in limited over cricket.
2015 Steve Finn fifer he went on to register his career-best 6/79 and handed Australia 8 wickets defeat in the third Test of the Ashes.
England and Steve Finn celebrate Finn taking five wickets during the second day of the 3rd Investec Ashes Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Photo: Visionhaus/Gary Prior (Photo by Ben Radford/Corbis via Getty Images)
2007 Zaheer Khan five for 75 restricted England and next day India chased down 73 runs to go 1-0 up in 3c match series.
Zaheer Khan of India celebrates after getting the wicket of England batsman Paul Collingwood during the 2nd Test match between England and India at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, 30th July 2007. India won the match by 7 wickets. (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)
1977 Geoff Boycott and Alan Knott century put on record 215 runs for the sixth wicket. They equaled Hutton and Hardstaff 1938 record of highest sixth-wicket stand by English pair in Ashes. Boycott and Knott partnership was a counter-attacking as England were tottering at 82/5 at one stage. The stand was crucial for first inns lead, Boycott continued his form in second inns to secure seven wickets win for the home team. England were 2-0 up in the series with two more tests to go, they regained the Ashes 3-0.
Alan Knott batting for England during his innings of 135 in the 3rd Test match between England and Australia at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, 30th July 1977. The fielders for Australia are Greg Chappell and Rodney Marsh. Knott and Geoffrey Boycott (not in picture) added 215 runs in partnership for the sixth wicket in England’s first innings, as England won the match by 7 wickets. (Photo by Patrick Eagar/Popperfoto via Getty Images)
2016 Kusal Mendis match winning 176 runs, his maiden in test cricket against Australia
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