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1993 Test debut of Vinod Kambli, prolific Indian batsman
1988 Kiran More stumps five WI batsman at Madras, world Test record 1987 Gavaskar becomes 1st cricket batsman to score 10,000 Test runs 1977 David Sales, cricketer, Northampton batsman, 210 on fc debut 1996 1975 Andrew Symonds, cricketer, Birmingham, brilliant Qld and Gloucs batsman 1974 Brad Hodge, cricketer, promising Victorian middle-order batsman 1974 Ricky Ponting, cricketer, prodigious Tasmania batsman, Australia 1995 1974 V V S Laxman, cricketer, Indian Test batsman vs. South Africa 1996- 1974 Shivnarine Chanderpaul, cricketer, WI left-handed batsman 1994- 1974 Martin Love, cricketer, high scoring Queensland batsman, Australia 1995 1974 Jim Maher, cricketer, Queensland lefty batsman victorious 1995 side 1974 Herschelle Gibbs, cricketer, South African Test batsman 1996 1974 Craig Wishart, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test batsman vs South Africa 1995 1973 Michael DiVenuto, cricketer, exciting Tasmanian batsman 1973 Zahid Fazal, Pakistani cricket batsman, occasional Tests since 1992 1973 Adam Bacher, cricketer, nephew of Ali South Africa Test batsman 1996- 1973 Ben Johnson, cricketer, promising South Australian opening batsman 1973 Stephen Fleming, cricketer, New Zealand left-handed Test batsman 1994- 1972 Mavan Atapattu, cricketer, Sri Lankan Test batsman 1972 Jason Arnberger, cricketer, NSW opening batsman 1994-95 - 1972 Malachy Loye, cricketer, Northamptonshire and England "A" batsman 1972 Kevin Roberts, cricketer, NSW middle-order batsman since 1994-95 1972 Stuart Carlisle, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test batsman 1995- 1972 Dulip Samaraweera, cricketer, Sri Lankan Test opening batsman 1993- 1972 Adrian Rollins, cricketer, Derbyshire batsman, bro of Robert of Essex 1972 Aftab Habib, cricketer, Leicestershire righty batsman 1996 1972 Vinod Kambli, cricketer, prolific Indian batsman 1993- 1971 Mark Lathwell, cricketer, England opening batsman vs. Australia 1993 1971 Adrian Griffith, cricketer, West Indian Test opening batsman 1997 1971 Greg Blewett, cricketer, Australia batsman, century on Test debut 1995 1971 Damien Martyn, cricketer, WA and Australian middle-order batsman 1971 Hitesh Modi, cricketer, Kenyan left-handed batsman 1996 World Cup 1971 Matthew Elliott, cricketer, Australian Test opening batsman vs. WI 1996 1971 Steve Tikolo, cricketer, outstanding Kenyan batsman in 1996 World Cup 1971 Blair Pocock, cricketer, New Zealand opening batsman 1993 1971 Nathan Astle, cricketer, New Zealand Test batsman vs. Zimbabwe 1996 1971 Aashish Kapoor, cricketer, Indian off-spin batsman 1994- 1971 Robert Samuels, cricketer, West Indies Test opening batsman vs. New Zealand 1996 1971 Zahoor Elahi, cricketer, Pakistan opening batsman vs. New Zealand 1996 1971 Ajay Jadeja, cricketer, Indian opening batsman 1971 Richard Chee Quee, cricketer, NSW opening batsman Fiji/Chin ancestry 1970 Azhar Saeed, UAE cricketer, opening batsman 1996 World Cup 1970 Grant Flower, cricketer, bro of Andy Zimbabwe Test opening batsman 1970 Basit Ali, cricketer, exciting Pakistani batsman 1993- 1970 Bhupinder Singh, Jr., cricketer, Punjab and Indian ODI batsman 1970 Sherwin Campbell, cricketer, WI opening batsman 1995 1970 Dene Hills, cricketer, prolific Tasmanian batsman 1970 Philo Wallace, cricketer, WI ODI opening batsman 1991-92 1970 Klaas Van Noortwijk, cricketer, Holland batsman 1996 World Cup 1970 Inzamam-ul-Haq, cricketer, dashing Pakistani batsman 1970 Alistair Brown, cricketer, Surrey and England ODI opening batsman 1996 1969 Mark Dekker, Zimbabwe cricket opening batsman, 1993- 1969 Craig Evans, cricketer, Zimbabwe batsman 1996 World Cup 1969 Nick Knight, cricketer, England opening batsman 1995- 1969 Romesh Kaluwitharana, cricket, big-hit SL batsman, ton on Test debut 1969 Martin Haywood, cricketer, NSW opening batsman 1969 Hansie Cronje, cricket captain, solid South African batsman 1969 Stuart Williams, cricketer, West Indian opening batsman 1994- 1969 Jonty Rhodes, South African cricket batsman, brilliant fielder 1969 Maurice Odumbe, cricketer, Kenyan batsman and 1996 World Cup captain 1969 Gavin Bruk-Jackson, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test batsman 1993 1969 Sanjeeva Ranatunga, cricketer, Sri Lankan Test batsman 1994- 1969 Nadeem Shahid, born in Karachi, Pakistan, Nadeem 'Nads' Shahid, English first-class cricketeer, 148 game career as right-handed batsman included 6453 runs at 31.02 with 9 hundreds, played for Essex and Surrey 1969 Gavin Briant, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test batsman 1993 1969 Vikram Rathour, cricketer, Indian Test opening batsman 1996- 1969 Azam Khan, cricketer, Pakistan ODI batsman 1996 1969 Mark Atkinson, cricket wicket-keeper, Tasmanian batsman 1968 Adrian Dale, cricketer, prolific Glamorgan and England A batsman 1968 Stuart Law, cricketer, prolific Queensland batsman, Australia 1995 1968 Robert van Oosterom, cricket opening batsman, Holland 1996 World Cup 1968 Praveen Amre, cricketer, Indian batsman, century on Test debut 1992 1968 Saeed Al-Saffar, cricketer, UAE batsman 1996 World Cup, later captain 1968 Roger Twose, cricketer, Warwickshire batsman, New Zealand 1995 1968 Nasser Hussain, cricketer, Essex and England batsman 1968 Mike Atherton, cricketer, Lancashire batsman and England captain 1968 Tim De Leede, cricketer, Holland batsman 1996 World Cup 1967 Roland Holder, cricketer, West Indian batsman in ODI's 1993- 1967 Gary Kirsten, cricketer, South African lefty opening batsman 1993- 1967 Freddie Martin, cricket WI batsman, (9 Tests 486 runs 1 century), dies 1967 Asif Mujtaba, cricketer, Pakistani lefty batsman 1967 Mazhar Hussein, cricketer, UAE batsman World Cup 1996 1967 Reinout Scholte, cricketer, Netherlands batsman 1996 World Cup 1967 Hashan Tillekeratne, cricketer, Sri Lanka wicket-keeper/batsman 1967 Rudi Steyn, cricketer, South African opening batsman 1995 1967 Jamie Brayshaw, cricketer, son of Ian WA and SA right-handed batsman 1967 Daryll Cullinan, South African cricketer, batsman Warne's bunny 1966 Atul Bedade, cricketer, Indian ODI batsman 1994- 1966 Ganesh Mylvaganam, cricketer, UAE batsman 1996 World Cup 1966 Roshan Mahanama, cricketer, Sri Lankan opening batsman 1966 Shahid Saeed, cricketer, Pakistani batsman in Test vs. India 1989 1965 Ken Rutherford, cricketer, New Zealand Test batsman and latterly captain 1965 Warren Ayres, cricketer, Victorian right-handed batsman since 1987-88 1965 Pinnaduwage Aravinda De Silva, cricket, Sri Lanka's greatest batsman 1965 Tom Moody, cricket batsman, Australian 1989-92 Ton in 26 minutes 1965 Sanjay Manjrekar, cricketer, son of Vijay Indian middle-order batsman 1965 Mark Waugh, cricketer, twin of Steve mighty batsman for Australia 1965 Steve Waugh, cricketer, twin of Mark mighty batsman for Australia 1965 Zahid Sadiq, born in Kenya, cricketer, right-handed batsman, played for Surrey County Cricket Club, Derbyshire County Cricket Club, England 1965 John Commins, cricketer, South African Test batsman vs. New Zealand 1994-95 1964 David Tikolo, Kenyan cricket batsman, 1996 World Cup 1964 Brian Young, cricketer, New Zealand Test opening batsman 1964 Jamie Siddons, cricketer, Victorian and SA batsman ODI for Australia 1988 1964 Paul Nobes, cricketer, prolific opening batsman for Victoria and SA 1964 John Morris, cricketer, England right-hand batsman vs. India 1990 1964 Atif Rauf, cricketer, Pakistani Test batsman vs. New Zealand 1994 1964 Trevor Barsby, cricketer, Queensland opening batsman since 1984-85 1963 Arjuna Ranatunga, cricketer, Sri Lankan Test batsman since 1982 1963 Robert Bailey, cricketer, England batsman in four Tests 1988-90 1963 Navjot Singh Sidhu, cricketer, Indian opening batsman 1963 Vijay Mehra, cricketer, United Arab Emirates batsman 1996 World Cup 1963 Hugh Morris, cricketer, England lefty opening batsman 1991 1963 David Byas, cricketer, left-handed Yorkshire batsman 1963 Dipak Chudasama, cricketer, Kenya opening batsman 1996 World Cup 1963 Phil Simmons, cricketer, West Indian opening batsman 1963 Salim Malik, cricketer, memorable Pakistani and Essex batsman 1963 Manoj Prabhakar, cricketer, Indian opening batsman and opening bowler 1963 Gursharan Singh, cricketer, Indian batsman played one Test 1989-90 1963 Mohammad Ishaq, cricketer, UAE batsman 1996 World Cup 1963 Mohammad Azharuddin, cricketer, elegant Indian batsman 1984- 1963 Johnnie Moyes, journalist/cricketer (S Australia batsman), dies 1963 Aamer Malik, cricketer, Pakistani batsman in 13 Tests 1987-90 1962 Dhammika Ranatunga, cricketer, bro of Arjuna Sri Lankan batsman 1990 1962 Rameez Raja, cricketer, prolific Pakistani batsman 1962 Gary Crocker, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test batsman 1962 Alan Sippy, cricketer, dashing Bombay lefty batsman of 1980's 1962 Richie Richardson, cricketer, elegant West Indian batsman 1983-95 1962 Brendon Kuruppu, cricketer, Sri Lankan batsman, 201* debut vs. New Zealand 1987 1961 Trevor Bayliss, cricketer, NSW batsman 1961 Lalchand Rajput, cricketer, Indian Test opening batsman 1985-86 1961 Alan Wells, cricketer, England Test batsman vs. WI in one Test 1995 1961 Athula Samarasekera, cricketer, Sri Lankan batsman 1961 Mohammad Aslam, UAE cricketer batsman, 1996 World Cup 1961 Rod Latham, cricketer, New Zealand opening batsman 1961 Kevin Arnott, cricketer, Zimbabwe batsman, 101* vs. New Zealand 1992 1961 Dean Jones, cricketer, dashing Australian batsman and fielder 1984-92 1961 David Ward, cricketer, prolific Surrey batsman 1961 Shoaib Mohammad, cricketer, son of Hanif Patient and prolific batsman 1960 Mandy Yachad, cricketer, South African ODI opening batsman 1991 1960 Gus Logie, cricketer, WI batsman 1983-91, great fielder 1960 Kim Barnett, cricketer, England batsman and occasional leggie 1988-89 1960 Carlyle Best, cricketer, WI batsman late 80's 1960 Martyn Moxon, cricketer, England batsman in ten Tests 1986-89 1960 Ravi Ratnayeke, cricketer, Sri Lankan pace bowler and opening batsman 1960 Greg Ritchie, cricketer, Qld and Australia batsman Fat Cat Mahatma Cote 1960 Tim Curtis, cricketer, England righty batsman in 5 Tests 1988-89 1960 Raman Lamba, cricketer, Indian opening batsman 1986-87 1959 Charles Jones, cricket batsman (WI in 4 Tests 1930-35, 63 runs), dies 1958 Geoff Marsh, cricketer, Australia opening batsman 1985-92 1958 Monte Lynch, cricketer, Surrey batsman, WI Rebel, England ODI player 1957 Chris Broad, cricketer, prolific England opening batsman 1984-89 1957 Bill Athey, cricketer, England batsman in 23 Tests 1980-88 1957 Peter Webb, New Zealand cricketer, batsman against West Indies 1980 1957 David Houghton, cricketer, Zimbabwe batsman, 266 vs. Sri Lanka 1994 1957 Javed Miandad, cricketer, Pakistan batsman Got a kick out of Lillee 1957 Mike Gatting, cricketer, England batsman 1977-95 and captain 1957 Everton Mattis, cricketer, WI batsman early 80's 1957 David Gower, cricketer, elegant England left-handed batsman 1978 - 1992 1957 Pranab Roy, cricketer, son of Pankaj, Indian batsman 1982 1957 Ashok Malhotra, cricketer, Indian batsman in 7 Tests 1982-84 1956 Mansoor Akhtar, cricketer, Pakistani batsman early 80's 1956 Graeme Wood, cricketer, Australian lefty opening batsman 1978-88 1956 Anura Ranasinghe, cricketer, Sri Lankan batsman in 3 Tests 1982 1956 Sandeep Patil, cricketer, Indian batsman Great 174 vs. Adelaide 1981 1956 Andy Pycroft, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test batsman 1956 Dilip Vengsarkar, cricketer, prolific Indian batsman 1976-92 1956 Peter Roebuck, cricketer, Somerset opening batsman and SMH writer 1956 John F. Reid, cricketer, New Zealand batsman of 70's/80's 1956 Desmond Haynes, cricket, WI opener-greatest batsman in 1-day history 1956 David Smith, cricketer, England lefty batsman in 2 Tests vs. WI 1986 1955 Imtiaz Ahmed scores 209 vs. New Zealand, the record for a no 8 batsman 1955 Ghulam Parkar, cricketer, Indian batsman vs. England 1982 1955 Arun Lal, cricketer, Indian batsman mid-80's 1955 Graeme "Jock" Edwards, cricketer, beefy New Zealand lefty batsman late 70's 1955 Peter Kirsten, cricketer, South African middle-order batsman 1955 Julien Wiener, cricketer, Australian opening batsman 1979-80 1955 Mohsin Khan, cricketer, Pakistani opening batsman late 70s early 80s 1955 Steve Small, cricketer, stalwart NSW opening batsman 1954 Yashpal Sharma, cricketer, Indian right-handed batsman early 80' 1954 John Wright, New Zealand cricketer, opening batsman 1978-92 1954 John Dyson, cricketer, NSW and Australian opening batsman 1954 Taslim Arif, cricketer, Pakistani keeper/batsman, 210 vs. Australia 1980 1954 Peter Toohey, cricketer, NSW and Australian batsman 1977-80 1954 Kim Hughes, cricketer, brilliant Australian batsman 1977-84 1953 Peter McEwan, cricketer, New Zealand batsman early 80's 1953 Martin Kent, cricketer, Queensland batsman played for Australia 1981 1953 Wayne Larkins, cricketer, England opening batsman of 80's 1953 Jimmy Cook, cricketer, South African opening batsman 1992 1953 Larry Gomes, dependable WI cricket left-handed batsman, 1976-87 1953 Ian Davis, cricketer, Australian batsman 1973-77 1953 Gary Cosier, cricketer, Australian batsman 1975-78, 109 on debut vs. WI 1953 John Buchanan, cricketer, Qld batsman 78-79, Shield coach 1995 1953 Haroon Rashid, born in cricketer, Pakistani and WSC batsman late 70's 1952 Brijesh Patel, cricketer, Indian batsman 1974-77 1952 Roy Dias, cricketer, pioneering Sri Lankan Test batsman 1952 Duleep Mendis, cricketer, big-hitting Sri Lankan batsman of 80's 1952 Yajurvindra Singh, cricketer, Indian batsman late 70's 1952 Herbert Chang, West Indian cricket batsman, 1979 1951 Craig Serjeant, cricketer, Australian batsman late seventies 1951 Derek Randall, cricketer, England batsman and animated cover fieldsman 1951 John Parker, cricketer, New Zealand batsman of 70s 1950 T E Srinivasan, cricketer, Indian opening batsman 1981 1950 Mohinder Amarnath, cricketer, son of Lala Indian batsman of 70's/80's 1950 Brian Rose, cricketer, England batsman in 9 Tests 1977-81 1950 Talat Ali, cricketer, Pakistani opening batsman in ten Tests 1972-80 1950 Graham Barlow, cricketer, England batsman in 3 Tests 1976-77 1949 Peter Willey, cricketer, England batsman late 70's early 80's 1949 Shafiq Ahmed, cricketer, Pakistani batsman during the 70's 1949 Gundappa Viswanath, cricketer, prolific Indian batsman of 70s 1949 Sunil Wettimuny, cricket, Sri Lanka open batsman 1975-79 World Cups 1949 Lawrence Rowe, cricketer, prolific WI batsman, 302 vs. England 1974 1948 Robert Anderson, cricketer, New Zealand batsman 1976-78 1948 Greg Chappell, cricketer, bro of Ian Elegant Aussie batsman 1970-84 1948 Bob Woolmer, cricketer, England batsman mid-70's 1948 Parthasarathy Sharma, cricketer, Indian batsman of the mid-70's 1947 Les Joslin, cricketer, Test as batsman for Australia 1968, made 7 and 2 1947 John Morrison, cricketer, "Mystery" New Zealand batsman 1973-82 1947 Zaheer Abbas, cricketer, probably Pakistan's finest batsman ever 1947 Glenn Turner, cricketer, masterful New Zealand opening batsman 1947 David Hughes, born in Newton-le-Willows, England, cricketer, right batsman, made 10,419 first-class runs in 20 years for Lancashire 1947 Andy Roberts, cricketer, New Zealand batsman 1976 1946 Ken Wadsworth, cricket keeper, New Zealand dashing batsman 1946 Ramnath Parkar, cricket batsman, Indian in 2 Tests vs. England 1972-73 1946 Paul Sheahan, cricketer, dashing Australian Test batsman 1967-74 1946 Majid Khan, cricketer, great Pakistani batsman 1964-82 1946 Graham Roope, cricketer, England batsman in 21 Tests 1972-78 1946 Roger Tolchard, cricketer, English keeper played Tests as a batsman 1977 1946 Richie Robinson, cricketer, Victorian keeper, Australian batsman 1977 1946 Aftab Gul, cricketer, Pakistani opening batsman in six Tests 1969-71 1946 Mohammad Ilyas, cricketer, Pakistani batsman in ten Tests 1964-69 1946 Desmond Lewis, WI cricket batsman/keeper, avg 86.33 in 3 Tests 1945 Steven Camacho, cricketer, WI batsman early seventies 1945 Barry Richards, extraordinary cricket batsman, 4 Tests for South Africa 1945 David Heyn, cricketer, Sri Lankan batsman 1975 World Cup 1945 Sadiq Mohammad, cricketer, attacking Pakistan opening batsman 1969-81 1945 Graeme Watson, cricketer, Australian opening batsman 5 Tests 1966-72 1945 Sudhir Naik, cricketer, Indian Test batsman in 2 Tests 1974 1944 Mark Burgess, cricketer, New Zealand batsman of the 70's 1944 Clive Radley, cricketer, England batsman in 8 Tests 1978 1944 Lee Irvine, cricketer, South African batsman, only Tests in 1970 1944 John Inverarity, cricketer, Australian batsman 1968-72 1944 Charlie Davis, cricketer, WI batsman in 15 Tests 1968-73 1943 Ian Chappell, Australian cricket player, batsman 1964-80 1943 Shafqat Rana, Pakistani cricket batsman, 5 Tests 1964-69 1943 Asif Iqbal, cricketer, elegant Pakistani batsman 1964-80 1943 Maurice Foster, cricketer, West Indies batsman of 70's 1943 Dennis Amiss, cricketer, prolific English batsman 1943 Bob Blewett, cricketer, father of Greg South Australia batsman 1975-79 1942 Ali Bacher, cricketer, South African batsman and captain in 60's 1941 Milkha Singh, cricketer, bro of Kripal Singh India batsman in 4 Tests 1941 David Steele, cricketer, England batsman, courageous vs. Lillee 1975 1941 John Jameson, cricketer, England batsman, 465 p/ship with Kanhai 1941 Ian Redpath, cricketer, dependable Australian opening batsman 1964-76 1941 Ajit Wadekar, cricketer, stalwart Indian batsman and captain 1941 Robin Bynoe, cricketer, WI opening batsman in 4 Tests 1959-67 1941 Ross Morgan, cricketer, New Zealand batsman in 20 Tests 1965-72 1941 Mansur Ali Khan, cricketer, Nawab of Pataudi, Indian batsman and captain 1940 Mike Denness, cricketer, England batsman and captain mid-70s 1940 Chris Balderstone, cricket batsman, England, belated faced WI in 1976 1940 Dilip Sardesai, cricketer, high scoring Indian batsman of 60's 1940 Mike Shrimpton, cricketer, occasional New Zealand Test batsman 1963-74 1940 Bryan Davis, cricketer, bro of Charlie WI batsman vs. Australia 1965 1940 Brian Hastings, cricketer, New Zealand batsman in 70's 1939 Roger Prideaux, cricketer, England batsman in 3 Tests 1968-69 1939 M. L. Jaisimha, cricketer, Indian batsman of the sixties 1938 Bill Playle, cricketer, New Zealand batsman in 8 Tests without distinction 1938 Wynne Bradburn, cricketer, father of Grant New Zealand batsman vs. South Africa 1964 1938 Peter Carlstein, cricketer, South African Test batsman 1958-64 1938 Javed Burki, cricketer, Pakistani batsman in 25 Tests 1960-69 1938 Grahame Thomas, cricketer, Australian batsman of the mid-60's 1938 Vijay Mehra, cricketer, Indian Test batsman from age 17 1938 Ijaz Butt, cricketer, Pakistani opening batsman in 8 Tests 1958-60 1938 Bevan Congdon, cricketer, New Zealand batsman of 60s and 70s 1937 Saeed Ahmed, cricketer, Pakistani batsman in 41 Tests 1958-73 1937 Tony Lewis, cricketer, England batsman, captain 1972-73 1937 John Edrich, cricketer, England left-handed batsman, 310* vs. New Zealand 1965 1936 Phil Sharpe, cricketer, England middle order batsman during 60's 1936 Peter Parfitt, cricketer, fine England batsman of the 1960's 1936 W S "Buster" Farrer, cricketer, South African Test batsman 1962-64 1936 V Subramanya, cricketer, Indian batsman in nine Tests mid-60's 1936 Eric Russell, cricketer, England opening batsman early 60s 1936 John D'Arcy, cricketer, New Zealand Test batsman on 1958 England tour 1936 Bobby Simpson, cricketer, great Australian batsman, captain, coach,slip 1935 Paul Barton, cricketer, New Zealand batsman in early 1960's, century vs. South Africa 1935 Ken Taylor, cricketer, England opening batsman three times 1959-64 1935 Geoff Pullar, cricketer, England opening batsman late 50's early 60's 1935 George Varnals, South African cricket batsman, England 1964-65 1935 Chris Burger, cricketer, South African batsman vs. Australia 1957-58 1935 Ted Dexter, cricketer, in Milan Superb England batsman of 60's 1935 Easton Dudley Ashton St. John McMorris, cricketer, WI batsman of 60's 1934 Hanif Mohammad, cricketer, prolific Pakistani batsman 1952-69 1934 Salim Durani, cricketer, successful Indian batsman of 60's 1934 John Guy, cricketer, solid left-handed batsman for New Zealand in late 1950's 1934 Chandu Borde, cricket batsman, 55 Tests for India 1959-67 1934 Doug Padgett, cricketer, England batsman twice in 1960 1934 Hammond Furlonge, cricketer, WI batsman in 3 Tests 1955-56 1934 Nari Contractor, cricketer, Indian batsman and captain 1934 Brian Bolus, cricketer, England opening batsman early 60's 1933 Seymour Nurse, cricketer, prolific WI batsman, 258 vs. New Zealand 1969 1933 Cammie Smith, WI cricket opening batsman, 1960-62 1933 Roger Harris, cricketer, New Zealand opening batsman vs England 1959 1933 Tony Pithey, cricketer, brother of David, South African batsman in 17 Tests 1933 Chris Duckworth, cricketer, South African batsman vs. England 1956-57 1933 Charles Williams, born in Oxford, England, cricketer, batsman, Labor peer, Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Baron Williams of Elvel 1932 Colin Cowdrey, cricketer, in India England batsman, 1st to 100 Tests 1932 Peter Burge, cricketer, dashing Australian batsman of 50's and 60's 1932 J P "Pom-Pom" Felloes-Smith, cricketer, South Africa batsman vs. England 1960 1931 Vijay Manjrekar, cricketer, father of Sanjay, reliable Indian batsman 1931 Trevor Goddard, cricketer, South African opening batsman and opening bowler 1931 Peter Richardson, cricketer, England batsman mid-50's 1931 Bill Watson, cricketer, NSW and Australian opening batsman mid-50s 1931 Graeme Hole, cricketer, Australian batsman of the fifties 1930 Alim-ud-Din, cricketer, Pakistani batsman in 25 Tests 1954-62 1930 Ken Barrington, cricketer, tough England batsman 1930 Noel Harford, cricketer, brother of Roy New Zealand Test batsman in 1950's 1930 Joe Solomon, cricketer, WI batsman of 50's Cap fell on wkt vs. Australia 1930 Murray Chapple, cricketer, New Zealand Test batsman through the 1950's 1930 Roy McLean, cricketer, prolific South African batsman played 40 Tests 1930 Matt Poore, cricketer, New Zealand batsman in 14 tests 1953-56 average 15.43 1930 Alan Oakman, cricketer, England batsman against Australia 1956 1930 Ray Flockton, cricketer, prolific NSW batsman of 50's 1929 Peter May, cricketer, dashing English batsman of 50's 1929 Les Favell, cricketer, stoic Australian batsman late 50's 1929 Sydney Gedye, cricketer, opening batsman in four Tests for New Zealand 1964 1929 David Sheppard, bishop, Liverpool, cricketer, England batsman 1928 John Reid, cricketer, prolific New Zealand batsman 1949 - 1965 1928 Arthur Milton, cricketer, England opening batsman late 50's 1928 C V Gadkari, cricketer, Indian batsman in 6 Tests 1953 - 1955 1928 Ken Archer, cricketer, Australian batsman, 5 Tests early 50s 1927 Zin Harris, cricketer, father of Chris New Zealand batsman in 50's and 60's 1927 Thomas W. "Tom" Graveney, English cricket batsman, 50's and 60's 1927 Jim De Courcy, cricketer, in Newcastle Australian batsman 1953 1926 Ronald Draper, cricketer, South African batsman vs. Australia 1949-50 1926 Gordon Leggat, cricketer, open batsman for New Zealand in 9 Tests 1953-56 1926 Doug Insole, cricketer, England batsman of the 50's, nine Tests 1926 Polly Umrigar, cricketer, Indian batsman and captain 1925 Ken Funston, South African cricket batsman, 18 Tests during 1950's 1925 Bill Parkhouse, cricketer, England batsman in 7 Tests 1950-59 1925 Maqsood Ahmed, cricketer, Pakistani batsman in 16 Tests 1952-56 1924 Rusi Modi, cricketer, strong Indian batsman in post-War years 1924 Don Kenyon, cricketer, England batsman in 8 Tests 1951-55 1923 Kenneth Rickards, cricketer, WI batsman two Tests 104 runs 1923 John Holt, Jr., cricketer, WI batsman in 17 Tests, 1066 runs at 36 75 1923 Jimmy Cameron, cricketer, brother of John WI batsman 1948-49 1923 Donald Smith, cricketer, uneventful England opening batsman 1957 1923 Alan Wharton, cricketer, England batsman once vs. New Zealand 1949, scored 7 and 13 1922 Allan Rae, cricketer, prolific WI opening batsman 1948-53 1922 Anton Murray, cricketer, South African batsman in 10 Tests 1951-55 1922 Allan Watkins, cricketer, England batsman late 40s early 50s 1922 Brun Smith, cricketer, New Zealand right-handed batsman of late 1940's 1922 Arthur Morris, cricketer, great Australian lefty opening batsman 1921 Gul Mahomed, cricketer, Indian and Pakistani batsman 1921 Jeff Stollmeyer, cricketer, WI batsman pre/post-war 1921 Sam Loxton, cricketer, flamboyant Australian batsman of late 40's 1921 Cyril Poole, cricketer, England batsman against India 1951-52 1921 Andy Ganteaume, cricketer, WI batsman, 112 in only Test innings 1948 1920 Claude Tozer, cricketer, dashing NSW batsman, shot to death 1920 Robert Christiani, cricketer, brother of Cyril WI batsman in 22 Tests 1920 Jack Cheetham, cricketer, South African batsman, Test captain early 50's 1920 Willie Watson, cricketer, England batsman and soccer international 1919 Hemu Ramchandra Adhikari, cricketer, Indian righty batsman 1947-59 1918 Denis Compton, cricketer, England batsman 1938-56 and Arsenal forward 1917 William Shalders, South Africa cricket batsman (12 Tests 1895-1907), dies 1917 Jack Robertson, cricketer, superb England batsman only played 11 Tests 1916 Tony Harris, cricketer, Springbok 5/8th, Test batsman, 1916 Ross Gregory, cricketer, Australian batsman 1936 - 1937 1915 Ron Hamence, cricketer, Australian batsman post-WWII 1915 Walter Hadlee, cricketer, father of Richard and Dayle, New Zealand batsman 40's 1915 Raymond Emery, cricketer, New Zealand Test batsman vs West Indies 1952 1915 Vijay Hazare, cricketer, prolific Indian batsman 1946-54 1915 No 10 batsman F W Hyett scores century on debut, Vic vs. Tas 1914 Mushtaq Ali, cricketer, prolific Indian batsman of 30's and 40's 1914 Denis Begbie, cricketer, South African batsman in five Tests 1948-50 1914 Harold Gimblett, cricketer, legendary Somerset and England batsman 1914 Jack Badcock, cricketer, Tasmania Australian batsman of 30's 1913 3 of 1st 4 Yankees hit-by-pitch en route to a record 6 hit batsman 1912 Jack Crapp, cricketer, England batsman 1948-49 1912 Ken Weekes, cricketer, WI batsman vs. England 1939, 137 at The Oval 1911 Vijay Merchant, cricketer, all-time great Indian batsman 1911 Norman Oldfield, cricketer, English batsman one Test vs. WI 1939, 80 and 19 1910 John Kerr, New Zealand, cricketer, opening batsman in 1930's 1910 Stan McCabe, cricketer, exciting NSW and Australian batsman of 30's 1910 Alan Melville, cricketer, graceful South African batsman 1938-49 1910 Paul Whitelaw, cricketer, New Zealand opening batsman vs. England 1933 1909 Ronnie Grieveson, South Africa cricket keeper/batsman, 2 Tests vs. England 1939 1909 Len Darling, cricketer, South Australian and Test batsman of 30's 1909 Eric Rowan, South African cricketer, prolific batsman pre- and post-WWII 1909 Cecil Marley, cricketer, Jamaican batsman 1928 - 1946, WICBC president 1909 George Headley, cricketer, in Panama All-time great WI batsman 1909 D. D. Hindlekar, cricketer, Indian batsman and wicket-keeper 1936-46 1908 Gordon Weir, cricketer, New Zealand batsman in 11 Tests 1930-37 1907 Syd Curnow, cricketer, South African batsman in 7 Tests 1930-32 1907 Leo O'Brien, cricketer, Australian batsman in 5 Tests 1932-36 1906 Keith Rigg, cricketer, Australian Test batsman in the thirties 1905 Cyril Walters, cricketer, solid England batsman of 30's 1904 Naoomal Jeoomal, cricketer, pioneer Indian Test opening batsman 1903 Stewie Dempster, cricketer, 1st great New Zealand Test batsman 1903 Walter Hammond, cricketer, one of the greatest of English batsman 1902 Stanley Coen, cricketer, South African batsman in two Tests 1927-28 1902 Arthur Wellard, cricketer, big hitting Somerset and England batsman 1901 Bob Wyatt, cricketer, England batsman 1927-37 1900 Bill Ponsford, cricketer, great Australian batsman, HS 437 Vic vs. NSW 1900 Maurice Leyland, prolific cricket left-handed batsman, England 1900 Bob Catterall, cricketer, dashing South African batsman of 20's 1899 William Brann, cricketer, South African batsman vs. England 1922-23 1898 Tom Lowry, cricketer, New Zealand batsman in seven Tests and their 1st Test captain 1896 Teddy Hoad, cricketer, pioneering West Indian Test batsman 1895 Johnny Taylor, cricketer, stalwart Aussie batsman of post-WW I days 1895 Charlie Hallows, cricket batsman, Lancs played for England 1921 - 1928 1894 Herbert Sutcliffe, cricketer, all-time great opening batsman for Engl 1889 Lord Tennyson III, cricketer, England batsman and captain 1889 Bert Collins, cricketer, Aussie batsman in the post WW I years 1888 Arthur Richardson, Australian cricket batsman, 20's 1888 George Challenor, cricketer, pioneering West Indian batsman 1887 A C "Jack" Russell, cricketer, prolific England batsman post-WW I 1887 George Brown, cricketer, legendary England batsman/keeper of 20's 1887 Phil Mead, cricketer, strong batsman for England pre- and post-WWI 1884 Rolland Beaumont, cricketer, South African batsman in 5 tests 1912-14 1882 Edgar Mayne, cricketer, Australian batsman, prolific for Victoria 1879 George Gunn, cricketer, elegant English batsman 1907-30 1877 Victor Trumper, cricketer, Australia batsman 1899-1912 1877 Clem Hill, cricketer, all-time great Australian batsman 1874 Austin Diamond, cricket non-Test captain, NSW batsman 1899-1919, Australia 1872 Billy Quaife, cricketer, England batsman 1899-1902 1871 Tom Hayward, cricketer, great England batsman of the Golden Age 1870 Joe Darling, cricketer, Australian lefty batsman at turn of century 1870 Syd Gregory, cricketer, Australian batsman in 58 Tests 1890-1912 1867 Frank Iredale, cricketer, Australian batsman 1894-99 1861 Sam Jones, cricketer, Australian batsman of 1880's 1860 Lord Hawke, cricketer, England batsman 1890's, many official posts 1858 Billy Gunn, cricketer, Notts and England batsman in 11 Tests 1886-99 1858 Percy McDonnell, cricketer, Australian batsman of the 1880's 1857 Robert Abel, cricketer, The Guv'nor Surrey and England batsman 1854 Hugh Massie, cricketer, Australian batsman of the 1880's 1851 Charles Bannerman, Aussie cricket batsman, 1st centurion 1847 A N Hornby, cricketer, pioneering England Test batsman 1844 Bransby Cooper, cricketer, in Dhaka Batsman in Australia's 1st Test 1838 Nat Thompson, cricketer, 1st batsman dismissed in a Test match 1830 Julius Caesar, cricketer, prominent batsman for Surrey 1826 George Parr, cricketer, legendary Notts batsman, 1st English touring captain |
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