Today in Cricket History (Part 6)
Sub-Topics: Sheffield Shield
Historical Events
Results 501 - 600 of 608
1990-07-10 - Last day of Test Cricket for Richard Hadlee
1990-07-27 - Tom Moody scores 100 in 26 mins in county cricket, world record
1990-11-23 - Test Cricket debut of Saeed Anwar (Pak v WI), scores 0 & 0
1991-01-25 - Mark Waugh scores ton in 1st Test Cricket innings, v England Adelaide
1991-02-22 - Test Cricket debut of Sanath Jayasuriya, vs NZ at Hamilton
1991-02-25 - Andrew Jones scores twin Test Cricket tons v Sri Lanka (122 & 100*)
1991-02-26 - Asanka Gurusinha scores twin Test Cricket tons v NZ (119 & 102)
1991-03-03 - Boon completes 10th Test Cricket century, 109* v WI at Kingston
1991-04-23 - Gordon Greenidge scores 223 v Aus, his last Test Cricket knock at home
1991-05-01 - Last day of Test cricket for Gordon Greenidge
1991-05-07 - Haryana beat Bombay in the Ranji Cricket Trophy final by 2 runs
1991-06-06 - Test Cricket debut of Graeme Hick, v West Indies at Headingley
1991-08-12 - Last day in Test Cricket for Viv Richards, Dujon & Marshall
1991-08-13 - Test Cricket debut of Mike Whitney versus England at Old Trafford
1991-11-10 - South Africa's 1st cricket international since 1970 - one-day v India
1991-11-29 - Test Cricket debut of Javagal Srinath, v Australia at the Gabba
1992-01-03 - Boon completes 11 Test Cricket century, 129* v India at Sydney
1992-01-07 - Last day of Test cricket for Imran Khan
1992-02-02 - David Boon's 13 Test Cricket century, 107 v India at Perth
1992-02-05 - Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Dilip Vengsarkar
1992-02-05 - Mike Whitney career-best 7-27 at WACA in Test Cricket win v India
1992-03-22 - England beat South Africa in rain-ruined cricket World Cup semi final
1992-03-31 - Delhi beat Tamil Nadu on 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy
1992-04-18 - Start of South Africa's 1st Test Cricket since 1970 (v WI Bridgetown)
1992-06-21 - Last day of test cricket for Ian Botham & Allan Lamb
1992-08-09 - Last day of Test Cricket for David Gower
1992-08-19 - Romesh Kaluwitharana scores 132 on Test Cricket debut (SL v Australia)
1992-08-19 - Sri Lanka make their highest cricket score ever 8-547 v Australia
1992-08-28 - Test Cricket debut of Muttiah Muralitharan, vs Australia at Colombo
1992-11-15 - Praveen Amre scores century on Test Cricket debut (103 v SA, Durban)
1992-11-30 - David Boon's 14th Test Cricket century, 111 v WI at Brisbane
1992-12-09 - Sri Lanka's third-ever Test Cricket victory (v NZ by 9 wkts)
1992-12-30 - Last day of Test Cricket for Michael Whitney
1993-01-05 - Brian Lara completes 277 v Australia at cricket SCG
1993-01-06 - Last day of Test cricket for Greg Matthews
1993-02-26 - Allan Border beats Gavaskar's record for most Test Cricket runs 10,123
1993-03-30 - Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy
1993-06-07 - Crickets Graham Gooch dismissed handled the ball v Aust, Old Trafford
1993-06-19 - Boon completes 15th Test cricket century, 164* v England at Lord's
1993-07-03 - Boon completes 16th Test Cricket century, 101 at Trent Bridge
1993-07-06 - Graham Thorpe scores 114 on Test Cricket debut, England v Australia
1993-07-19 - Last day of 1st-class cricket for Ian Botham
1993-07-23 - Boon completes 17th Test Cricket century, 107 at Headingley
1993-10-25 - Daryll Cullinan hits 337* for Transvaal, SAf 1st-class cricket record
1993-11-01 - Last day in 1st-class cricket for Mike Whitney, NSW v NZ
1993-11-27 - Boon completes his 18th Test Cricket century (106 v NZ, Hobart)
1993-11-27 - India defeat West Indies in Bengal Jubilee Cricket Final, Kumble 6-12
1994-02-08 - Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432
1994-03-23 - Last day of Test cricket for Kapil Dev
1994-03-29 - Last day of Test cricket for Allan Border
1994-03-30 - Bombay beat Bengal by 8 wickets to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy
1994-03-30 - England Cricket all out for 46 at Port-of-Spain
1994-04-18 - Cricketer Brian Lara hits 375 runs on 1 day (world record)
1994-06-06 - Cricketer Brian Lara hits record 501 not out/390 runs in 1 day
1994-11-21 - 1st-class cricket debut of Andrew Symonds (Queensland v NSW, SCG)
1994-12-28 - Boon completes his 20th Test Cricket century (131 v Eng, MCG)
1994-12-29 - Shane Warne takes a hat-trick v England at cricket MCG
1995-02-02 - Henry Olonga no-balled for throwing in Zimbabwe-Pakistan Test Cricket
1995-02-04 - Zimbabwe's 1st Test Cricket victory, over Pakistan by an inning
1995-02-06 - Greg Blewett scores his 2nd century in his 2nd Test Cricket
1995-02-07 - Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Graham Gooch & Mike Gatting
1995-03-28 - Queensland beat S Aust to win 1st ever cricket Sheffield Shield
1995-03-31 - Bombay beat Punjab on 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy
1995-04-14 - India beats Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cricket Cup final in Sharjah
1995-05-03 - Australia beat West Indies to regain the Frank Worrell Cricket Trophy
1995-07-30 - Dominic Cork takes hat-trick in England Test Cricket win v WI
1995-07-30 - Lara completes 5th Test Cricket century, 145 at Old Trafford
1995-08-12 - Lara completes 6th Test Cricket century, 152 at Trent Bridge
1995-08-26 - Lara completes 7th Test Cricket century, 179 at The Oval
1995-08-28 - Last day of Test Cricket for Richie Richardson
1995-09-26 - Earliest 1st-class cricket in Aust season (Qld v Western Prov)
1995-09-26 - Sri Lanka complete 2-1 Test Cricket series win in Pakistan from 0-1
1995-09-28 - Troy Dixon scores cricket century on 1st-class debut for Qld v W Prov
1995-10-27 - Meyrick Pringle takes cricket hat-trick in England tour game at Soweto
1995-11-04 - 1st-class Cricket debut of Paul Adams, W Province v N Transvaal
1995-11-12 - Last day of Test cricket for Martin Crowe
1995-12-03 - Jack Russell takes 11 catches in Test Cricket v S Africa, a record
1995-12-10 - Ricky Ponting makes 96 on Test Cricket debut (Aust v Sri Lanka, WACA)
1995-12-26 - Paul Adams becomes S Afr's youngest Test Cricket player, 18 yrs 340 ds
1995-12-27 - Boon completes his 21st Test Cricket century (110 v SL, MCG)
1995-12-31 - Matthew Elliott scores separate cricket century same day for Victoria
1996-01-29 - Last day of Test cricket for David Boon
1996-02-17 - 1st full ODI for the Netherlands, v NZ, cricket World Cup Nolan Clarke makes ODI debut for Netherlands at age 47
1996-02-18 - 1st full ODI for Kenya, Cricket World Cup v India
1996-02-18 - Tendulkar scores 127* in India's Cricket World Cup win over Kenya
1996-02-29 - Kenya defeat West Indies (all out 93) in Cricket World Cup
1996-03-02 - Tendulkar scores 137 for Ind v SL in Cricket World Cup, but still lose
1996-03-06 - Aravinda De Silva smashes 145 v Kenya in cricket World Cup at Kandy Sri Lanka score 5-398 in 50 overs in World Cup v Kenya
1996-03-14 - Australia beat West Indies by 5 runs in amazing cricket World Cup semi
1996-03-17 - Aravinda De Silva gets 107* & 3-42 in cricket World Cup victory
1996-03-26 - Last day of 1st-class cricket for Allan Border (Qld v Vic)
1996-03-30 - Lara hits 146 cricket not out in ODI vs NZ at Port-Of-Spain
1996-05-17 - Habib & Whitaker make 320 for 5th Cricket wkt, Leics v Worcs
1996-06-09 - Sunday League cricket game Kent 6-314 overhaul Leicestershire's 4-311
1996-06-22 - Saurav Ganguly scores 131 at Lord's on Test cricket debut
1996-07-27 - David Sales makes 210 on 1st class cricket debut for Northants v Worcs
1996-09-14 - Dean Headley takes 3rd cricket hat-trick of season, Kent v Hampshire
1996-10-20 - Wasim Akram & Saqlain Mushtaq gets cricket Test record 313 for 8th wkt
1996-10-20 - Wasim Akram scores cricket 257 v Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura, 12 sixes
1996-10-24 - Hasan Raza makes Test Cricket debut for Pakistan age 14 yrs 238 days
Famous Birthdays
Results 501 - 600 of 2,049
1920-07-19 - Robert Christiani, cricketer (brother of Cyril WI batsman in 22 Tests)
1920-08-18 - [Thomas] Godfrey Evans, English cricket keeper (1950's)
1920-10-04 - George Tribe, cricketer (Australian chinaman bowler, Northants)
1921-01-22 - Andy Ganteaume, cricketer (WI batsman, 112 in only Test innings 1948)
1921-02-07 - Athol Rowan, cricketer (brother of Eric, South African off-spinner)
1921-03-13 - Cyril Poole, cricketer (England batsman against India 1951-52)
1921-03-17 - Mick Harvey, cricketer (in Newcastle Brother of Neil Test umpire)
1921-03-29 - Sam Loxton, cricketer (flamboyant Australian batsman of late 40's)
1921-04-05 - Les Jackson, cricket bowler (England twice, 1949 & 1961)
1921-04-11 - Jeff Stollmeyer, cricketer (WI batsman pre/post-war)
1921-05-26 - Frank Mooney, cricketer (dependable wicket-keeper for NZ in 13 Tests)
1921-06-05 - Lancelot Pierre, cricketer (1 Test WI v England 1948, 0-28)
1921-08-05 - Nazar Mohammad, cricketer (Mudassar's pop, Pakistan's 1st centurion)
1921-08-20 - Jack Wilson, cricket slow left-armer (Test for Australia 1956)
1921-08-23 - Sam Cook, cricketer (England slow left-armer in only Test)
1921-10-03 - Ray Lindwall, cricketer (Australian fast bowler & St George full-back)
1921-10-15 - Gul Mahomed, cricketer (Indian & Pakistani batsman)
1921-11-06 - Geoff Rabone, cricketer (gifted all-rounder for NZ in 1950's)
1922-01-19 - Arthur Morris, cricketer (great Australian lefty opening batsman)
1922-02-01 - Clifford McWatt, cricketer (WI wicket-keeper in 6 Tests 1954-55)
1922-02-09 - James C "Jim" Laker, Bradford England, cricket off spinner
1922-02-24 - Kanwar Rai Singh, cricketer (batted at MCG in Test for India 1948)
1922-02-26 - Bill Johnston, cricket pace bowler (mighty Australian lefty post-war)
1922-03-05 - Ebrahim Maka, Indian cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests 1952)
1922-03-13 - Brun Smith, cricketer (NZ right-handed batsman of late 1940's)
1922-04-21 - Allan Watkins, cricketer, England batsman late 40s early 50s)
1922-04-30 - Anton Murray, cricketer (South African batsman in 10 Tests 1951-55)
1922-05-13 - Michael Ainsworth, British cricketer (d. 1978)
1922-06-21 - Jim McConnon, cricketer (England off-spinner against Pakistan 1954)
1922-07-04 - Ghulam Ahmed, cricketer (off-spinner in 22 Tests for India in 1950's)
1922-08-17 - Roy Tattersall, cricketer (brilliant England off-spinner early 50's)
1922-09-30 - Allan Rae, cricketer (prolific WI opening batsman 1948-53)
1922-10-10 - Harry Cave, cricketer (NZ bowler & Test captain in the 1950's)
1922-12-08 - George Fullerton, cricketer (South African keeper-batsman 1947-51)
1922-12-28 - Nyron Sultan Asgarali, cricketer (West Indian opening bat 1957)
1923-01-08 - Johnny Wardle, cricketer (Yorkshire & England left-arm bowler of 50's)
1923-03-02 - Don Taylor, cricketer (NZ 3 Tests, Auck stands w/Sutcliffe in Wisden)
1923-03-16 - George Bean, cricketer (92 runs in 3 Tests for Eng v Aust)
1923-03-31 - Lawrie Miller, NZ cricketer (opening bat in 13 Tests)
1923-04-10 - John Watkins, cricketer (South African all-rounder in 15 Tests 49-57)
1923-04-30 - Alan Wharton, cricketer (Engld batsman once v NZ 1949, scored 7 & 13)
1923-05-23 - Nirode Chowdhury, Indian cricket pace bowler (1949-52)
1923-06-14 - Donald Smith, cricketer (uneventful England opening batsman 1957)
1923-06-22 - Jimmy Cameron, cricketer (brother of John WI batsman 1948-49)
1923-06-25 - Jack Hill, cricketer (Australian leg-spinner of mid 50's)
1923-08-10 - Fred Ridgway, England cricket pace bowler (1951-52 Indian tour)
1923-08-12 - John Holt Jr, cricketer (WI batsman in 17 Tests, 1066 runs at 36 75)
1923-08-18 - Jahangir Khan Irani, cricket wicketkeeper for India (1947-8 Aust tour)
1923-08-18 - Sadu Shinde, cricketer (Indian leg-spinner late 1940's/early 1950's)
1923-08-18 - Jenni Irani, Indian cricketer (d. 1982)
1923-08-23 - Kenneth Rickards, cricketer (WI batsman two Tests 104 runs)
1923-08-29 - Hirulal Gaekwad, cricket all-rounder (Test for India 1952-53)
1923-09-05 - Ken Meuleman, Australian cricketer (d. 2004)
1923-11-01 - Bruce Dooland, cricketer (Australian leg-spinner, 3 Tests mid-forties)
1923-11-17 - Bert Sutcliffe, cricketer (all-time great NZ left-handed bat)
1923-12-03 - Trevor Bailey, England, cricket all-rounder (batted & ran)
1924-02-27 - Norman Marshall, cricketer (brother of Roy, one Test for WI 1955)
1924-03-18 - Madhussudan Rege, cricketer (15 runs in only Test India v WI 1948-49)
1924-05-15 - Don Kenyon, cricketer (England batsman in 8 Tests 1951-55)
1924-05-23 - V N Swamy, cricketer (one Test India v NZ 1955, DNB, 0-45)
1924-05-31 - Russell Endean, cricketer (28 Tests for S Afr, handled the ball 1956)
1924-06-08 - Ian Colquhoun, cricket wicket keeper (NZ vs England 1954-55)
1924-06-15 - Mohammed Ghazali, cricketer (Pak off-spinner wicketless in 2 Tests 54)
1924-06-27 - Bob Appleyard, cricketer (superb England off-spinner, brief career)
1924-07-28 - Fred Fisher, cricketer (one Test for NZ v SA 1953)
1924-08-01 - Frank Worrell, cricketer (one of the three W's, inspiring WI captain)
1924-08-12 - Derek Shackleton, England cricket pace bowler (50's)
1924-08-28 - Tony MacGibbon, NZ cricket fast bowler (took 70 wickets in 1950's)
1924-09-24 - Simpson Guillen, cricketer (wicket-keeper for West Indies & NZ)
1924-11-11 - Rusi Modi, cricketer (strong Indian batsman in post-War years)
1924-11-26 - Jasu Patel, cricketer (Indian off-spinner, 9-69 v Aust 1959)
1924-12-24 - Roy Miller, cricketer (WI all-rounder in one Test 1953, 23 & 0-28)
1925-01-12 - Ralph Legall, cricket wicket-keeper (WI v India 1954)
1925-01-17 - A H Kardar, cricketer (Pak 1st Test capt, prev played for India)
1925-01-25 - Eric Dempster, cricketer (NZ slow bowl of mid-50's, bowling avg 109.5)
1925-02-23 - Ian Smith, cricket leg-spinner (S Afr 1947-58 avg 64.08)
1925-02-26 - Everton Weekes, West Indian cricket player
1925-03-26 - Maqsood Ahmed, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 16 Tests 1952-56)
1925-04-13 - Frank Chamberlain, CEO (Test & County Cricket Board)
1925-04-14 - H G Kischenchand, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52)
1925-05-02 - David Ironside, cricketer (S Afr swing bowler in 3 Tests v NZ 1953-54)
1925-06-23 - Richard Barber, cricketer (scored 12 & 5 in only Test NZ v WI 1956)
1925-07-18 - George Doggart, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1950)/MCC pres
1925-07-25 - Alistair Taylor, cricketer (one Test as opening bat for S Afr 1956)
1925-08-27 - Ken Grieves, cricketer (NSW leg-spin all-rounder)
1925-10-12 - Bill Parkhouse, cricketer (England batsman in 7 Tests 1950-59)
1925-10-24 - Ken "Slasher" Mackay, cricketer (exciting Aussie all-rounder)
1925-12-03 - Ken Funston, South African cricket batsman (18 Tests during 1950's)
1925-12-12 - D G "Dattu" Phadkar, cricketer (pace bowling all-rounder for India)
1925-12-12 - Ghulam Guard, cricketer (lefty pace bowler in 2 Tests for India 1959)
1926-01-17 - Clyde Walcott, cricketer (one of the three W's, later ICC chairman)
1926-01-29 - Bob Berry, cricketer (England slow lefty 1950)
1926-02-20 - Edgar Meuli, cricketer (opened NZ batting in Test v S Africa 1953)
1926-03-28 - Polly Umrigar, cricketer (Indian batsman & captain)
1926-04-18 - Doug Insole, cricketer (England batsman of the 50's, nine Tests)
1926-05-24 - Len Maddocks, cricket wicket-keeper (Australian mid-50's)
1926-05-27 - Gordon Leggat, cricketer (open batsman for NZ in 9 Tests 1953-56)
1926-05-31 - Probir Sen, cricket wicketkeeper (India in late 40's/early 50's)
1926-08-09 - Denis Atkinson, cricketer (WI all-rounder, 219 v Australia 1955)
1926-10-11 - John Dewes, cricketer (England opener late 40's early 50's)
Famous Deaths
Results 501 - 600 of 922
1966-06-22 - Roger Blunt, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 330 runs, 12 wickets), dies
1966-08-05 - Austin Diamond, cricketer (Australian capt to America 1913), dies
1966-08-14 - S J "Tip" Snooke, S Afr cricket all-rounder (26 Tests 1905-23), dies
1966-08-17 - Archibald Palm, cricketer (Test S Africa v England 1927-28), dies
1966-09-10 - James Langridge, cricketer (242 runs & 19 wkts for England), dies
1966-10-13 - Father Marriott, cricketer (one Test for England, 11 wickets), dies
1966-10-27 - Nigel Haig, cricketer (England pace bowler in 5 Tests 1921-30), dies
1967-01-01 - Maurice Leyland, cricketer (41 Tests for England, 2764 runs), dies
1967-01-07 - Sid Emery, cricket leg-spinner (NSW & Aus, 5 wkt in 1912 series), dies
1967-01-28 - Stanley Coen, cricket (2 Tests for S Af, hs 41 not out, avg 50), dies
1967-02-01 - Ernie Bromley, cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1933-34), dies
1967-03-13 - Frank Worrell, West indian cricketer, dies
1967-06-26 - Errol Hunte, cricketer (WI batsman in 3 Tests v England 1930), dies
1967-08-04 - Peter Smith, cricketer (Essex leggie, 3 wickets for England), dies
1967-08-26 - Dilawar Hussain, cricketer (Indian wicketkeeper in the 1930's), dies
1967-11-14 - Colonel C K Nayudu, cricketer (7 Tests for India in 30's), dies
1967-11-23 - Freddie Martin, cricket WI batsman, (9 Tests 486 runs 1 century), dies
1967-12-26 - S F Barnes, cricketer (27 Tests for England, 189 wickets), dies
1967-12-31 - Arthur Mailey, cricketer (10-66 & Aust v Gloucestershire 1921), dies
1968-01-29 - Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, cricketer (Test for India), dies
1968-05-10 - Maurie Sievers, cricket medium-pacer (Austral v England 1936-37), dies
1968-05-20 - Albert Hartkopf, cricketer (one Test for Australia), dies
1968-06-27 - Norman Norton, cricketer (dismissed Hobbs in only Test for S Af), dies
1968-07-01 - Dick Young, cricketer (England wicketkeeper v Aust 1907-08), dies
1968-08-24 - Cyril Vincent, cricketer (84 wkts slow lefty for S Af 1927-35), dies
1968-08-25 - Stan McCabe, cricketer (39 Tests for Australia 1930-38), dies
1968-11-09 - Wally Grout, cricketer (successful Australian WK before Marsh), dies
1968-12-12 - Walter Robins, cricketer (19 Tests for England 64 wkts), dies
1969-01-13 - Fred Price, cricket wicket-keep (Engld, v Aust Headingley 1938), dies
1969-03-25 - Norman Gallichan, cricketer (one Test for NZ, 30 & 2, 3-113), dies
1969-05-01 - George Parker, cricketer (2 Tests for S Afr 1924), dies
1969-07-22 - Hammy Love, cricketer (NSW wicket-keeper, played for Australia), dies
1969-09-03 - John Lester, American cricketer (b. 1871)
1969-09-09 - Cecil Dixon, cricketer (S Afr 1913-14, dismissed Hobbs twice), dies
1969-10-04 - Vibart Wight, cricketer (member of WI 1st Test touring 1928), dies
1969-10-29 - Vic Richardson, cricketer (Aussie capt 1935-36), dies
1970-01-27 - Probir Sen, cricket (20 catch & 11 stumpings, 14 Tests for Ind), dies
1970-01-28 - Tommy Andrews (Aust) 16 Tests 1921-26, cricketer (592 runs), dies
1970-02-13 - Herbert Strudwick, cricketer (28 Tests for Engld, ct 60 stp 12), dies
1970-06-17 - Matthew Henderson, cricketer (one Test for NZ 1930), dies
1970-09-06 - Gerard Smithson, cricketer (Eng batsman against W Indies 1948), dies
1970-09-19 - Greville Stevens, cricketer (10 Tests for England 1922-29), dies
1970-12-01 - Frank Smailes, cricketer (England pace bowler Test v India 1946), dies
1971-02-01 - Jim A J Christy, cricket (10 Tests for S Af, 638 runs at 34 33), dies
1971-02-26 - Edward van der Merwe, cricket keeper (S Afr in 2 Tests in 30's), dies
1971-03-16 - Chuck Fleetwood-Smith, cricketer (Vict & Aust), dies
1971-03-18 - George Wood, England cricket wicketkeeper (v S Africa 1924), dies
1971-05-12 - J M Taylor, cricketer (20 Tests 1920-26, 997 runs), dies
1971-05-31 - Dainty Ironmonger, cricketer (74 wkts in 14 Tests after age 46), dies
1971-06-17 - C Christopher Morris, cricketer (brilliant batsman for Phila), dies
1971-06-24 - John Dunning, cricketer (4 Tests for NZ 1933-37), dies
1971-07-01 - Lord Learie Constantine, WI cricketer (all-rounder & fielder), dies
1971-07-04 - Joe Cox, cricketer (4 wickets in 3 Tests for South Africa), dies
1971-09-03 - Percy Holmes, cricketer (Yorks opener, 7 Tests for Eng 1921-32), dies
1971-09-14 - Bill Copson, cricketer (England pace bowler before & after WW2), dies
1971-11-23 - Lisle Nagel, Australian cricket opening bowler (1932), dies
1972-01-07 - Clarence Passailaigue, cricketer (487 for 6th wkt for Jamaica), dies
1972-03-17 - Manny Martindale, cricketer (10 Tests for WI, 34 wickets), dies
1972-07-06 - Vincent Valentine, WI cricket pace bowler (England 1933), dies
1972-09-04 - Alan Kippax, cricketer (1st-class batting average 67), dies
1972-09-10 - Sidney Pegler, cricket leg spinner (leading S Afr prior to WWI), dies
1972-10-18 - Ken Wishart, cricketer (WI opening batsman in one Test 1935), dies
1972-11-10 - Charlie Hallows, cricketer (1000 runs-May 1928, 2 Tests for Eng), dies
1972-12-11 - John Mills, cricketer (7 Tests for NZ in early 1930's, 241 runs), dies
1973-01-24 - Alan Lisette, cricketer (took 3 wickets in 2 Tests for NZ 1956), dies
1973-02-08 - Herbie Taylor, cricketer (2936 runs in 42 Tests for S Africa), dies
1973-02-16 - Pieter Van der Bijl, cricketer (outstanding S Af bat in 1938-39), dies
1973-03-08 - Gordon Leggat, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 351 runs at 21 93), dies
1973-04-01 - Arthur Wood, cricket wicket-keeper (England 1938-39), dies
1973-04-27 - Jim Sims, cricketer (England leg-spinner in 4 Tests 1935-37), dies
1973-07-08 - Wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (4187 1st-class wickets, most ever), dies
1973-08-07 - Jack Gregory, cricketer (scorer of fastest ton Australia 1921), dies
1973-08-12 - John Clay, cricketer (Glamorgan offie in only Test 1935), dies
1973-08-31 - Stan Worthington, English cricket pace bowler (9 Tests 1930-36), dies
1973-10-24 - Jack Iverson, cricketer (5 Tests 21 wickets S1024 15 23), dies
1973-11-19 - Cyril Allcott, cricketer (6 Tests for NZ, 113 runs & 6 wickets), dies
1973-12-16 - Syd Barnes, cricketer (13 Tests for Australia 1938-48), dies
1973-12-23 - Arthur Richardson, cricketer (9 Tests 1924-26), dies
1974-01-21 - Ken Viljoen, cricketer (played 27 Tests for S Africa 1930-47), dies
1974-01-30 - Bill Whitty, cricketer (37 wkts v South Africa 1910-11 series), dies
1974-02-14 - C S Dempster, cricketer (10 Tests for NZ, 723 runs), dies
1974-05-25 - Frank Ward, cricketer (4 Tests for Australia 1936-38), dies
1974-06-02 - Waldemar F Eric Marx, cricketer (3 Tests S Afr v Aust 1921-22), dies
1974-06-17 - Yadavendra Singh, cricketer (Yuvraj of Patiala, Test for India), dies
1974-07-09 - Ted Bowley, cricketer (England batsman in 5 Tests 1929-30), dies
1974-07-28 - Jack Ellis, cricketer (Victorian WK, Ashes tourist 1926), dies
1974-08-11 - Jack Hill, cricketer (3 Tests for Australia 1953-55, 8 wickets), dies
1974-08-13 - Hugo Yarnold, cricketer (Umpire in 3 Tests for England), dies
1974-12-09 - George Carew, cricketer (4 Tests for WI between 1935 & 1949), dies
1975-02-18 - Syed Nazir Ali, cricketer (2 Tests for India, 4 wickets), dies
1975-02-27 - Neville Cardus, writer/cricketer, dies
1975-07-13 - Owen Wynne, cricketer (6 Tests for S Africa 1948-50), lost at sea
1975-12-03 - Hugh Thurlow, cricketer (one Test for Australia 1932), dies
1976-01-11 - Mervyn Grell, cricketer (Test WI v England 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17), dies
1976-01-30 - Percy Tyson "Plum" Lewis, cricketer (pair in only Test for S Af), dies
1976-02-02 - Harry Elliott, England cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests 1927-34), dies
1976-02-03 - Neville Lindsay, cricketer (S Afr batsman in Test v Aust 1921), dies
1976-07-20 - Tom Lowry, cricketer (early New Zealand Test captain), dies
1976-08-10 - Bert Oldfield, cricketer (54 Tests, 52 stumpings), dies
1976-08-19 - Ken Wadsworth, cricketer (Exciting NZ keeper), dies of cancer at 29
