14 AUGUST
Born on this day were:
Jack Gregory (1895-1973), Australian all-rounder in the post World War I years who was a hostile fast bowler, hard-hitting batsman and superb close fielder;
Ramiz Raja (1962-), Pakistani batsman and now a well-known TV commentator (His brother Wasim Raja, an all-rounder, also played Test cricket);
Pravin Amre (1968-), Indian middle-order batsman who scored a century in his debut Test innings, in Durban in 1992-93;
Pramodya Wickremasinghe (1971-), Sri Lankan seamer; and
David Obuya (1979-), Kenyan wicket-keeper.
In 1990 Sachin Tendulkar was just 17 years 112 days when he made his maiden Test century, 119 not out against England at Old Trafford. He is the third youngest to do so, behind Mushtaq Mohammad and Mohammad Ashraful of Bangladesh, who broke the record in September 2001 against Sri Lanka. Tendulkar and Manoj Prabhakar batted through the last two-and-a-half hours with India six-down and seemingly heading for defeat.
In 1938 this day marked the passing of Hugh Trumble, one of the great cricketers of his time. A thrifty off-spinner, all of his 141 wickets for Australia, a world record at the time, were taken against England. He was the last player to hold world records for most catches (45) as well as wickets in Tests.
In 1948 England were bowled out for 52 against Australia at The Oval. But this was overshadowed by the most famous duck in Test cricket. Needing to score only four runs to reach 7,000 in Tests and an average of 100, Don Bradman was bowled second ball by Eric Hollies. England lost by an innings, and so Bradman did not get a second chance in his final Test. ('It was an incredibly dramatic moment, and it was so silent in the ground when he walked back to the pavilion that you could almost hear his footsteps' – Denis Compton.)
In 1962 the first postage stamp to depict a cricket scene by a cricket-playing nation was a 40 paise stamp, depicting a bat-ball and the Ayub Trophy, issued by Pakistan.
In 1981 one of South Africa's greatest batsmen died. Arthur Dudley Nourse averaged 53.81 in his 34 Tests, carrying his country's batting in any number of series. He stood alone in Australia in 1935-36, averaging 57.55 and hitting 231 at Adelaide, and scored 621 runs in the 1947 series in England. But he saved his most heroic performance for 1951: his 208 at Trent Bridge, made with a broken thumb.
In 1984 Clive Lloyd's West Indies dismissed England for 202 at The Oval to win the Test by 172 runs before lunch on the last day. This is the only time England have lost a series 5-0 at home.
An inquest in South Africa blames pilot error for the air crash that killed Hansie Cronje
in 2002.
In 2006 Claire Taylor made 156 not out v India, the highest by a man or woman in a one-day international at Lord's.
Born on this day were:
Jack Gregory (1895-1973), Australian all-rounder in the post World War I years who was a hostile fast bowler, hard-hitting batsman and superb close fielder;
Ramiz Raja (1962-), Pakistani batsman and now a well-known TV commentator (His brother Wasim Raja, an all-rounder, also played Test cricket);
Pravin Amre (1968-), Indian middle-order batsman who scored a century in his debut Test innings, in Durban in 1992-93;
Pramodya Wickremasinghe (1971-), Sri Lankan seamer; and
David Obuya (1979-), Kenyan wicket-keeper.
In 1990 Sachin Tendulkar was just 17 years 112 days when he made his maiden Test century, 119 not out against England at Old Trafford. He is the third youngest to do so, behind Mushtaq Mohammad and Mohammad Ashraful of Bangladesh, who broke the record in September 2001 against Sri Lanka. Tendulkar and Manoj Prabhakar batted through the last two-and-a-half hours with India six-down and seemingly heading for defeat.
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| Sachin Tendulkar leaves Old Trafford after scoring his first test century |
In 1938 this day marked the passing of Hugh Trumble, one of the great cricketers of his time. A thrifty off-spinner, all of his 141 wickets for Australia, a world record at the time, were taken against England. He was the last player to hold world records for most catches (45) as well as wickets in Tests.
In 1948 England were bowled out for 52 against Australia at The Oval. But this was overshadowed by the most famous duck in Test cricket. Needing to score only four runs to reach 7,000 in Tests and an average of 100, Don Bradman was bowled second ball by Eric Hollies. England lost by an innings, and so Bradman did not get a second chance in his final Test. ('It was an incredibly dramatic moment, and it was so silent in the ground when he walked back to the pavilion that you could almost hear his footsteps' – Denis Compton.)
In 1962 the first postage stamp to depict a cricket scene by a cricket-playing nation was a 40 paise stamp, depicting a bat-ball and the Ayub Trophy, issued by Pakistan.
In 1981 one of South Africa's greatest batsmen died. Arthur Dudley Nourse averaged 53.81 in his 34 Tests, carrying his country's batting in any number of series. He stood alone in Australia in 1935-36, averaging 57.55 and hitting 231 at Adelaide, and scored 621 runs in the 1947 series in England. But he saved his most heroic performance for 1951: his 208 at Trent Bridge, made with a broken thumb.
In 1984 Clive Lloyd's West Indies dismissed England for 202 at The Oval to win the Test by 172 runs before lunch on the last day. This is the only time England have lost a series 5-0 at home.
An inquest in South Africa blames pilot error for the air crash that killed Hansie Cronje
in 2002.
In 2006 Claire Taylor made 156 not out v India, the highest by a man or woman in a one-day international at Lord's.
