4 APRIL
Born on this day were:
1989
Birth of the 6ft 7in Steven Finn, who made his county debut at 16, the youngest to do so since Fred Titmus in 1948. Finn made his Test debut in Bangladesh in 2010 when called up as an injury replacement, and in his third Test, at Lord's against the same opposition, he took nine. After picking up 28 Test wickets that summer, Finn found himself in the Ashes squad in Australia, and he impressed with six at the Gabba and three more in the win in Adelaide.
Rameshchandra Gangaram ‘Bapu’ Nadkarni (1932-), Indian left-arm spinner and left-handed batsman best remembered for his record spell of bowling 131 balls without conceding a run against England at Madras in 1963-64;
Paul Downton (1957-) , English wicket-kipper who played in 30 Tests and whose career ended prematurely when a bail hit in the eye in 1990;
Jonathan Agnew (1960-), English pace bowler and now BBC commentator.
In 1877 English batsman George Ulyett scored 52 and 63 against Australia in the second Test at Melbourne becoming in the first batsman to score a fifty in each innings of a Test match. England beat Australia by four wickets to record its first ever Test win.
In 1899 South Africa chasing 246 were dismissed for 35 in 114 balls in their second innings against England at Cape Town. They lost this second Test by 210 runs and the series 2-0.
In 1930 English opener Andrew Sandham completed the first Test triple century, shortly before the close of the second day of the fourth Test against West Indies at Kingston. Sandham ended the day on 309, being dismissed early the next morning for 325. In all he batted ten hours, and his score remains the highest by a No. 2 in Tests. In the same Test, Les Ames of England made the first Test century (149) by a wicket-kipper.
In 1999 West Indian captain Brian Lara scored 100 in 84 balls (with his second fifty coming in only 21 balls) against Australia at Antigua. It came on the heels of his 213 in Jamaica and his 153 in Barbados.
In 2002 V.V.S. Laxman was named one of the top five cricketers of the year in the 139th edition ‘Wisden cricketers’ Almanack (2002).
Born on this day were:
1989
Birth of the 6ft 7in Steven Finn, who made his county debut at 16, the youngest to do so since Fred Titmus in 1948. Finn made his Test debut in Bangladesh in 2010 when called up as an injury replacement, and in his third Test, at Lord's against the same opposition, he took nine. After picking up 28 Test wickets that summer, Finn found himself in the Ashes squad in Australia, and he impressed with six at the Gabba and three more in the win in Adelaide.
Rameshchandra Gangaram ‘Bapu’ Nadkarni (1932-), Indian left-arm spinner and left-handed batsman best remembered for his record spell of bowling 131 balls without conceding a run against England at Madras in 1963-64;
Paul Downton (1957-) , English wicket-kipper who played in 30 Tests and whose career ended prematurely when a bail hit in the eye in 1990;
Jonathan Agnew (1960-), English pace bowler and now BBC commentator.
In 1877 English batsman George Ulyett scored 52 and 63 against Australia in the second Test at Melbourne becoming in the first batsman to score a fifty in each innings of a Test match. England beat Australia by four wickets to record its first ever Test win.
In 1899 South Africa chasing 246 were dismissed for 35 in 114 balls in their second innings against England at Cape Town. They lost this second Test by 210 runs and the series 2-0.
In 1930 English opener Andrew Sandham completed the first Test triple century, shortly before the close of the second day of the fourth Test against West Indies at Kingston. Sandham ended the day on 309, being dismissed early the next morning for 325. In all he batted ten hours, and his score remains the highest by a No. 2 in Tests. In the same Test, Les Ames of England made the first Test century (149) by a wicket-kipper.
In 1999 West Indian captain Brian Lara scored 100 in 84 balls (with his second fifty coming in only 21 balls) against Australia at Antigua. It came on the heels of his 213 in Jamaica and his 153 in Barbados.
In 2002 V.V.S. Laxman was named one of the top five cricketers of the year in the 139th edition ‘Wisden cricketers’ Almanack (2002).
