March 9 Down The Years

Born on this day were: 

Phil Mead (1887-1958), English batsman who holds the record for the most runs scored for one team – 48,892 for Hampshire and averaged 49 from 17 Tests;

Lee Irvine (1944-), South African batsman whose promising Test career was cut short by apartheid (He scored 102 in his last Test innings in 1970 on his 26th birthday);

Patrick E. Eager (1944-), pre-eminent English photographer who has photographed every day of every Test match in England since 1972 and also has a renowned portfolio of photographs of vineyards, chateaux and bottles;

Geoffrey Graham ‘Geoff’ Arnold (1944-), English pace bowler who played in 34 Tests (1967-75) ; and

Parthiv Patel (1985-), who was the youngest player to don wicketkeeping gloves for India.
In 1947 Sir Francis Stanley Jackson died in London, aged 66. He was a fine all-rounder for Yorkshire and England around the turn of the century and his greatest feat was against Australia in the 1905 series when he captained the side, won all five tosses, and headed both the batting and bowling averages. Subsequently he was an MP, a president of MCC, and Governor of Bengal. In 1932 as Governor of Bengal he survived an assassination attempt by Bina Das a student at the Calcutta University convocation ceremony. She fired three shots and an ardent nationalist wryly inquired as to why the ‘over’ was not completed. Jackson called it the fastest ‘duck’ he had ever made.
In 1971 J.M. Noreiga took 9 for 95 for the West Indies against India in the second Test at Port of Spain – the best ever figures by a West Indian in Test cricket. It could not prevent an Indian victory by seven wickets.
In 1996 India knocked out Pakistan in the quarter-final of the World Cup in a dramatic clash at Bangalore. The match ultimately hinged on Waqar Younis’ last two overs, which Ajay Jadeja hit for 40. It was also Javed Miandad’s last ODI. On the same day Sanath Jayasuriya scored 82 in only 44 balls to maul England in another quarter-final in Faisalabad. Sri Lanka won with almost ten overs to spare.
In 1998 Sachin Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 155 in the first Test against Australia, at Madras. His innings which included four sixes and 14 fours was instrumental in an Indian victory as Australia collapsed on the final day to lose by 179 runs.
In 2006 India beat England in second Test at Mohali to lead the series.