01 Aug On This Day
- 2018 England Cricket became the first team to play 1000 test matches. Before the 1000th match, 686 players represented England in these 999 tests. The first match was against the Australian Men’s Cricket Team 15–19 March in 1877. In 999 games 357 wins 297 loss,458993 runs scored,856 hundred, highest individual score 364,15227 wickets,669 five wickets haul,19-90 best bowling figure.
- 1924 The Nelson Mandela of world cricket Sir Frank Worrell was born.
- 1910 The man who bowled India s first-ever ball in Test cricket and Amar Singh’s partner in crime Mohammad Nissar was born. He along with Amar Singh formed the first fast bowling pair of Indian Cricket Team.
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- 1961 England in quest for 256 were cruising at 150/1 with Subba Row and Ted Dexter in full flow. The next few overs Benaud had both Row ,Dexter, Peter May, Brian Close, and keeper Murray and reduced England to 171/6. Australia won the match 4th Ashes by 54 runs to regain the title.
- 1993 England women team won the world cup after twenty years defeating Blackcaps in the low scoring encounter at Lords.
- 1955 Arun was born in a small town of UP Moradabad who transformed the Bengal Ranji team as a team ends up runner up in the 2019 Ranji Trophy.
- 1969 Graham Thorpe who scored the then third-fastest double ton of 231 balls was born in Surrey. He was the first Englishman to score a century on debut while batting at number seven or below. The first man to play exactly 100 tests in the career a record equaled compatriot (although South Africa born), Andrew Strauss. No Englishman has scored as many runs and century as Surrey batsman in his era (1993-2005).
- 1952 The first Indian and second overall fielder to take five catches in an innings of test Yajurvindra Singh was born.
- 1861 The birth of Billy Murdoch teams last survivor of 1882 Ashes Sammy Jones.
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- 1983 Lance Cairns guided Blackcaps to their first test win in England.
- 1983 Bob Willis entered 300 wickets club with five wickets haul
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