1995
Sachin Tendulkar cracked his fourth one-day century to give India an eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup match in Sharjah, and in the process became the youngest man to score 3000 one-day runs in ODIs. He was 15 days short of his 22nd birthday at the time.
1972
A Freak is born. Ian Harvey, who is so-called, never got anywhere near Australia's Test team, but he was a regular in their one-day side, thanks to his wobbly variations of pace, clean-hitting lower-order batting, and outstanding infielding. He never took a one-day five-for or made a fifty, but he frequently chipped in with a run-a-ball 20 and 1 for 30 off 10 overs. He was also central to Gloucestershire's run of one-day success at the turn of the century. In 2003 he became the first centurion in England's Twenty20 Cup and was named one ofWisden's Five Cricketers of the Year in 2004. After a drink-driving conviction hampered his chances of applying for British citizenship, Harvey joined the ICL and was the Player of the Series in 2008, leading the Chennai Superstars to the championship.
2005
India became the first Asian side to reach the final of the women's World Cup when they met Australia in Centurion. Australia went on to lift the tournament for the fifth time in a heavily one-sided affair, thanks to Karen Rolton's rampant 107 not out. They won by 98 runs.
1990
The day Curtly Ambrose broke English hearts. England were scrapping tooth and nail to preserve their 1-0 lead on the final day in Barbados, and had lost only two wickets in five hours when Ambrose cleaned up the last five in 80 minutes with the second new ball. Four were lbw, with the other, Jack Russell - whose six-hour 55 Jack Bannister described in Wisden Cricket Monthly as bringing "a lump to the throat" - torpedoed to open the floodgates. Robin Smith, who batted almost 10 hours in the match for 102 runs, was left unbeaten as the drama unfolded at the other end. Ambrose's 8 for 45 remained his best figures in Tests, after the sort of devastating demolition job that would become his trademark.
Sachin Tendulkar cracked his fourth one-day century to give India an eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup match in Sharjah, and in the process became the youngest man to score 3000 one-day runs in ODIs. He was 15 days short of his 22nd birthday at the time.
A Freak is born. Ian Harvey, who is so-called, never got anywhere near Australia's Test team, but he was a regular in their one-day side, thanks to his wobbly variations of pace, clean-hitting lower-order batting, and outstanding infielding. He never took a one-day five-for or made a fifty, but he frequently chipped in with a run-a-ball 20 and 1 for 30 off 10 overs. He was also central to Gloucestershire's run of one-day success at the turn of the century. In 2003 he became the first centurion in England's Twenty20 Cup and was named one ofWisden's Five Cricketers of the Year in 2004. After a drink-driving conviction hampered his chances of applying for British citizenship, Harvey joined the ICL and was the Player of the Series in 2008, leading the Chennai Superstars to the championship.
2005
India became the first Asian side to reach the final of the women's World Cup when they met Australia in Centurion. Australia went on to lift the tournament for the fifth time in a heavily one-sided affair, thanks to Karen Rolton's rampant 107 not out. They won by 98 runs.
1990
The day Curtly Ambrose broke English hearts. England were scrapping tooth and nail to preserve their 1-0 lead on the final day in Barbados, and had lost only two wickets in five hours when Ambrose cleaned up the last five in 80 minutes with the second new ball. Four were lbw, with the other, Jack Russell - whose six-hour 55 Jack Bannister described in Wisden Cricket Monthly as bringing "a lump to the throat" - torpedoed to open the floodgates. Robin Smith, who batted almost 10 hours in the match for 102 runs, was left unbeaten as the drama unfolded at the other end. Ambrose's 8 for 45 remained his best figures in Tests, after the sort of devastating demolition job that would become his trademark.
