1996 Event Sri Lanka beat Australia by 7 wickets to win the World Cup 1996 Event Auckland beat Wellington by 9 wickets to win Shell Trophy Final 1994 Event Bombay beat Bengal by 8 wickets to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy 1994 Event United Arab Emirates beat Kenya by 2 wickets to win ICC Trophy 1994 Event Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432 1993 Event Sri Lanka beat England in Test match by 5 wickets 1991 Event Victoria beat NSW by 7 wickets to win Sheffield Shield Final 1990 Event Zimbabwe beat the Netherlands by 6 wickets to win ICC Trophy 1989 Event Pakistan beat West Indies by 4 wickets to win Cricket's Nehru Cup 1988 Event Merv Hughes takes 13 wickets vs. WI at the WACA but Australia lose 1987 Event New Zealand beat WI by 5 wickets in Jeremy Coney's last Test Cricket 1985 Event Wasim Akram takes 10 wickets in his 2nd Test Cricket, New Zealand still wins 1984 Event WA beat Queensland by four wickets to win the Sheffield Shield 1983 Death Lennox Brown, cricket leg spinner (3 wickets at 63 for South Africa), dies 1982 Event Zimbabwe beats Bermuda by 5 wickets to win ICC Trophy 1980 Death Clarrie Grimmett, cricket (36 Tests for Australia, 216 wickets), dies 1980 Event Botham a century and 13 wickets in Jubilee Test Cricket at Bombay 1977 Event Imran Khan takes 12 wickets in match for Pakistan win at the SCG 1972 Event England beat India by six wickets in the 1st Test Cricket at Delhi 1972 Event Bob Massie takes 16 wickets (8-84 and 8-53) on Test cricket debut vs. Eng 1971 Event India beat England by 4 wickets, their win against the Poms 1968 Birthday Narendra Hirwani, cricketer, Ind leggie 16 wickets vs. WI on debut 1988 1965 Death Tich Freeman, cricket (3776 FC wickets leg-spin, 304 in 1928), dies 1961 Death Wilf Ferguson, cricket leg spinner (34 wickets for West Indies), dies 1957 Birthday Shivlal Yadav, cricketer, Indian off-spinner 102 Test wickets 1979-87 1956 Event Pakistan defeat Australia by nine wickets at 1st attempt 1956 Event England retain cricket Ashes, Jim Laker 46 wickets in the series 1955 Birthday Ian Callen, cricketer, one Test Australia vs. India 1978, six wickets 1951 Birthday Richard Hadlee, born in Christchurch, New Zealand, cricket bowler, 431 wickets 1951 Birthday Andy Roberts, cricketer, brilliant WI quickie with 202 wickets 74-84 1945 Event Australian Services win 3rd Victory Test Cricket by 4 wickets 1945 Event Australia Services win 1st Victory Test Cricket at Lord's by 6 wickets 1944 Birthday Grayson Shillingford, cricket bowler, WI 1969-71, 7 Tests 15 wickets 1940 Birthday Dick Motz, cricketer, 1st New Zealander to take 100 Test wickets 1934 Birthday Lance Gibbs, cricketer, prolific West Indian off-spinner, 309 wickets 1934 Event Hedley Verity takes 15 wickets vs. Australia (7-61 and 8-43) 1932 Birthday Francis Cameron, cricketer, New Zealand pace bowler took 61 wickets 1961-65 1932 Event Grimmett takes 14 wickets vs. South Africa (7-116 and 7-83) 1931 Birthday Freddie Trueman, cricketer, "Fiery Fred", 307 wickets for England 1927 Birthday Ramesh Divecha, cricketer, eleven wickets for India in early 50's 1924 Birthday Tony MacGibbon, New Zealand cricket fast bowler, took 70 wickets in 1950's 1915 Birthday Tom Burtt, cricketer, slow left-armer took 33 wickets for New Zealand 1913 Event Barnes takes 17 wickets vs South Africa (8-56 and 9-103) 1904 Birthday Ellis Achong, cricketer, West Indian SLA, 8 wickets in 6 Tests 1893 Birthday Jimmy Blanckenberg, cricket pace bowler, took 60 wickets for South Africa 1889 Birthday F R Foster, cricketer, 330 runs and 45 wickets for England
