1995 Event 1st 1st-class match at Hurstville Oval, Sydney (NSW vs. W Prov) 1995 Event Lara completes 7th Test Cricket century, 179 at The Oval 1990 Event Dean Jones scores twin Test tons vs. Pakistan at Adelaide Oval 1989 Event Commencement of 1st Test Cricket play at Bellerive Oval, Hobart (v SL) 1989 Event Dean Jones scores 216 vs. WI at the Adelaide Oval 1987 Event Pakistan all out 708 vs. England at The Oval, Botham 3-217 1987 Event Javed Miandad scores 260 vs. England at The Oval, 28 fours 1 six 1986 Event Ian Botham takes world-record 356th Test Cricket wkt (v New Zealand, The Oval) 1985 Event England regain Cricket Ashes by beating Australia at The Oval 1982 Event Botham scores 208 in 225 balls, England vs. India at The Oval 1981 Event Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 vs. Australia at Adelaide Oval 1977 Event John Edrich scores his 100th 100, Surrey vs. Derbyshire at The Oval 1976 Event Big win for WI at The Oval Michael Holding 14-149 for match 1975 Event Viv Richards out for 291 vs. England at Cricket Oval 1974 Event Zaheer Abbas scores 240 Pakistan vs. England at The Cricket Oval 1964 Event Boycott scores his 1st Test Cricket century, 113 vs. Australia at the Oval 1964 Event Barlow and Graeme Pollock complete 341 stand at Adelaide Oval 1959 Event Australia 1-200 1st day 4th Test vs. England, Adelaide Oval 1956 Event Laker takes 10-88 for Surrey vs. Australians at the Oval 1951 Event Len Hutton scores his 100th 100, Yorks vs. Surrey at The Oval 1948 Event England all out for 52 vs. Australia at Cricket Oval 1938 Event England beat Australia by an innings and 579 runs at The Oval 1932 Event Grimmett 7-116 in South Africa 1st innings at Adelaide Oval 1930 Event Bradman scores 232 in 5th Test Cricket at The Oval 1916 Birthday Len Hutton, cricketer, England opener, 364 vs. Australia The Oval 1938 1912 Birthday Ken Weekes, cricketer, WI batsman vs. England 1939, 137 at The Oval 1910 Birthday Elliot Roosevelt, son of FDR/writer, Murder in the Oval Office 1902 Event England beat Australia by one wicket at The Oval Famous victory 1886 Event W G Grace made his highest Test Cricket score, vs. AuAustraliast, The Oval 1884 Event 1st Test match played at the Adelaide Oval 1884 Event Bill Murdoch scores 1st Test Cricket double-century, 211 at The Oval 1880 Event Commencement of 1st Test Cricket in England, vs. Australia at The Oval 1880 Event W G Grace scores 152 in debut Test Cricket innings, vs. Australia The Oval
