19 SEPTEMBER
Born on this day were:
Wayne Clark (1953-), Australian pace bowler who was suspected of throwing during his career and who later became a successful coach; and
Naimur Rahman (1974-), Bangladesh's right-arm off-break bowler and first Test captain.
In 1986, Dean Jones batting for eight and a half hours scored Australia's first double century (210) in India. During his epic innings of 210, he was overcome by nausea on the pitch and was put on an intravenous drip after it ended. Jones made a modest 24 in the second innings, but considering that it was only the second tied Test in history, the importance of his knock can hardly be exaggerated.
In 1997 in a drawn Test at Harare, Stephen Fleming took his fifth catch of Zimbabwe's first innings, equaling a Test record first set by Australia's Vic Richardson in 1935-36. Fleming held another two catches in the second innings and his seven in the match equalled another Test record, first set by Richardson's grandson Greg Chappell in 1974-75.
In 1998 South Africa won the first Commonwealth games gold medal at Kuala Lumpur beating Australia by four wickets. However only three Test sides, Australia, New Zealand and Zimbabwe sent their best available teams. England did not send one and the West Indies were required to split into island nations, of which three were chosen (Antigua, Barbados and Jamaica). India, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka sent weakened sides. New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 51 runs for the bronze medal.
A hat-trick with a difference. In 2002 Javagal Srinath took a hat-trick for Leicestershire against Surrey at The Oval. It was different because he did not realize that he had taken a hat-trick. Having removed J Ormond with the final ball of his previous over he then dismissed Adam Hollioake and Philip Sampson with the first two balls of his next over to grab an unwitting hat-trick.
In 2007 Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in a Stuart Broad over during World Twenty20. He thus became the second batsman, after South Africa’s Herschelle Gibbs, to hit six sixes in an over in international cricket. Yuvraj, provoked by Andrew Flintoff, launched the first ball over cow corner, the second disappeared over backward square leg, the third was hit over extra cover, the fourth was rocketed over point, the fifth flew over midwicket and the sixth landed in the stands at long-on. Yuvraj's 12-ball half-century is a record in all forms of international cricket.I
