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1993 Crickets Graham Gooch dismissed handled the ball vs. Australia, Old Trafford

1981 Lillee becomes the leading wicket-taker in Test Crickets with 310

1981 Boycott becomes leading run-scorer in Test Crickets with 8033

1970 Colin Cowdrey becomes Test Crickets' leading run scorer (7,250)

1962 Statham is Test crickets' leading wkt-taker (229), beating Lindwall

1957 Sam Cooke and Buddy Holly and Crickets debut on Ed Sullivan Show

1957 Buddy Holly and Crickets released 2nd single "Oh Boy!"/"Not Fade Away"

1957 "That'll Be Day" by Buddy Holly and Crickets reaches #1

1957 Buddy Holly and Crickets record "That'll Be the Day"

1951 1st Christmas Day in Test Crickets, Australia vs. WI at Adelaide

1943 Albert Lee, born in Leominster, Herefordshire, Grammy-award winning English guitarist, musical director, celebrated finger-style and hybrid picking technique, played with the Crickets

1939 Jerry Allison, Hillsboro, Texas, rock drummer, Buddy Holly and Crickets

1939 Jerry Naylor, born in Stephenville, Texas, rock vocalist, Crickets

1937 Sonny Curtis, Texas, guitarist, Crickets

1911 Crickets S F Barnes takes 5-6 in 1st 11 overs vs. Australia at MCG

1895 J. T. Brown hits the fastest 50 in Test Crickets (28 minutes) England vs. Australia

1887 George Lohmann took 1st 8-wkt haul in Test Crickets, 8-35 at SCG

1877 Bill Midwinter completes Test Crickets' 1st 5-wkt haul, 5-78 vs. Eng


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