History of March 14

In 1993 Vinod Kambli completed a score of 207 not out on the second day of the one-off Test against Zimbabwe at New Delhi. He was dismissed for 227 the next day. He had scored 224 (his maiden Test century) in the third Test against England at Bombay and this made him the first and only Indian Indian to score consecutive double centuries in Test cricket. He became only the third player after Walter Hammond of England, and Don Bradman to achieve this feat. He took his average to a formidable 136 after four Tests. This was Zimbabwe’s first overseas Test match and India won easily by an innings.





Four double hundreds and a hat-trick on this day in 1999:  Ijaz Ahmed (211) and Inzamam-ul-Haq (200 not out) contributed to Pakistan’s total of 594 in the final of the Asian Test Championship at Dhaka. Wasim Akram took his second Test hat-trick on the same match. It was his second in only eight days and came in consecutive Tests, the first being against Sri Lanka at Lahore. Pakistan won by an innings and 175 runs. On the same day South African Herschelle Gibbs made 211 not out in the second innings against New Zealand at Christchurch. At Kingston, Brian Lara made 213 against Australia in the second Test, which West Indies won by ten wickets.


In 2001 V.V.S. Laxman (275) and Rahul Dravid (155) led one of the most remarkable fight-backs in Test history, in the second Test at Calcutta against Australia. India had followed on and were 254 for 4 in their second innings, effectively minus 20 for 4. Laxman completed 281 the next day to set up one cricket’s most famous victories (and only the third victory by a team following on). His 281 was India’s highest individual Test score at the time and has since been surpassed thrice only by Virender Sehwag.


In 2004 Jacques Kallis became only the second player after Don Bradman to score centuries in five consecutive Tests, when he made 150 in his second innings in the first Test against New Zealand at Cape Town. Bradman had hit six consecutive centuries in Test matches ranging from 1936-38. This gave him an incredible average of 190.80 from his five most recent matches. On the same day West Indies were bowled out for their lowest ever score (47), losing the first Test at Kingston, Jamaica against England by ten wickets. Their previous lowest was 51 against Australia in 1999.


In 2004 Steve Harmison took seven for 12 at Kingston to skittle West Indies for 47, their record low.