Today in Cricket History (Part 9)
Sub-Topics: Sheffield Shield
Historical Events
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Famous Birthdays
Results 801 - 900 of 2,049
1935-05-31 - Bruce Bolton, cricketer (two Tests NZ v England 1959)
1935-06-11 - Sheikh Fazalur Rehman, cricketer (played 1 Test Pakistan v WI 1958)
1935-06-12 - Ian Craig, cricketer (prodigious Australian bat of 50's)
1935-06-22 - V V Kumar, cricketer (useful Madras leggie who only played 2 Tests)
1935-07-12 - Chris Burger, cricketer (South African batsman v Australia 1957-58)
1935-07-22 - Tom Cartwright, England cricket medium pacer (5 Tests 1964-65)
1935-07-24 - George Varnals, South African cricket batsman (England 1964-65)
1935-08-01 - Geoff Pullar, cricketer (England opening batsman late 50's early 60's)
1935-08-21 - Ken Taylor, cricketer (England opening batsman three times 1959-64)
1935-09-26 - Bob Barber, cricketer (dashing England lefty bat in 28 Tests 1960-68)
1935-10-05 - Jimmy Binks, cricket wicket-keeper (England twice v India 1964)
1935-10-09 - Paul Barton, cricketer (NZ batsman in early 1960's, century v S Afr)
1935-10-17 - Alan Brown, cricketer (Engld opening attack Brown & White vs Pak 1961)
1935-10-29 - David Allen, cricketer (England off-spinner of 60's)
1935-11-02 - Mohammad Munaf, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler in 4 Tests 1959-62)
1935-11-23 - Ken Eastwood, cricketer (opened for Aust v Eng SCG 1971)
1935-11-27 - Prakash Bhandari, cricketer (3 Tests for India in mid-50's, 77 runs)
1935-12-04 - Fred Rumsey, England, cricket lefty pace bowler (5 Tests 1964-65)
1935-12-14 - David White, cricketer (Engld opening attack Brown & White v Pak 1961)
1935-12-20 - Khalid "Billy" Ibadulla, cricketer (166 on debut Pakistan v Aust 1964)
1935-12-26 - Rohan Kanhai, cricketer (one of West Indies' finest batsmen)
1935-12-31 - Peter Allan, cricketer (1 Test Australia v England 1965, 2-58 & 0-25)
1936-02-03 - Bobby Simpson, cricketer (great Australian batsman/capt/coach/slip)
1936-02-03 - Robert Simpson, Australian cricket player/manager
1936-02-08 - Manohar Hardikar, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests India v WI 1958-59)
1936-02-13 - John Harris, British(?) cricket player
1936-02-17 - Barry Jarman, cricketer (Australian wicket-keeper in 60's)
1936-02-17 - Peter Walker, cricket all-rounder (Glamorgan did little for Eng 1960)
1936-03-12 - Keith Slater, cricketer (one Test for Australia 1958-59 series)
1936-04-15 - Jack Noreiga, cricketer (9-95 WI v India 1971)
1936-04-23 - John D'Arcy, cricketer (NZ Test batsman on 1958 England tour)
1936-04-27 - Khalid Wazir, cricketer (son of S Wazir Ali 2 Tests for Pakistan 1954)
1936-05-25 - Rusi Surti, cricketer (Indian slow lefty, hat-trick for Qld 1969)
1936-05-30 - Roy Harford, cricketer (brother of Noel NZ wicketkeeper v India 1968)
1936-06-05 - M A "Kelly" Seymour, cricketer (S Afr off-spinner in 7 Tests 1963-70)
1936-07-03 - Eric Russell, cricketer (England opening batsman early 60s)
1936-07-16 - V Subramanya, cricketer (Indian batsman in nine Tests mid-60's)
1936-07-22 - Harold "Dusty" Rhodes, England cricket pace bowler (1959)
1936-10-02 - Ian McLachlan, cricketer (Cambridge & S Aust bat, later Liberal MP)
1936-10-04 - David Pithey, cricketer (bro of Tony, S Afr all-rounder in 8 Tests)
1936-10-10 - Art Dick, cricket wicket-keeper (NZ of 60's)
1936-10-23 - Barry Sinclair, cricketer (21 Tests for NZ in the 60's, 3 centuries)
1936-10-25 - Alan Smith, cricket wicket-keeper (England1962-63 Aust-NZ tour)
1936-12-08 - Peter Parfitt, cricketer (fine England batsman of the 1960's)
1936-12-08 - W S "Buster" Farrer, cricketer (South African Test batsman 1962-64)
1936-12-27 - Phil Sharpe, cricketer (England middle order batsman during 60's)
1937-01-04 - R Surendranath, cricketer (Indian pace bowler in 11 Tests early 60s)
1937-01-14 - Ken Higgs, cricketer (effective Engld pace-bowler in 15 Tests 1965-68)
1937-02-11 - Bill Lawry, cricketer (dour Australian lefty opener, Can talk a bit)
1937-02-11 - Peter Lashley, cricketer (4 Tests for West Indies 1960-66)
1937-02-19 - Norman O'Neill, cricketer (great Aussie bat of 60's Brilliant field)
1937-03-04 - Graeme Dowling, cricketer (New Zealand, 239 v India 1968)
1937-03-09 - Grahame Chevalier, cricketer (one Test for S Afr 1970, 0 & 0*, 5-100)
1937-03-11 - John Ward, NZ cricket wicket-keeper (8 Tests 1964-68)
1937-03-14 - Peter van der Merwe, cricketer (South African captain of mid-1960's)
1937-04-06 - Tom Veivers, cricketer (Australian off-spinner in the 60's)
1937-04-22 - Ken Palmer, cricketer (1-190 in only Test for England, now Test ump)
1937-04-22 - Kenneth Palmer, cricket umpire
1937-04-23 - Barry Shepherd, cricketer (Australian lefty bat early 60's)
1937-05-09 - Sonny Curtis, Texas, guitarist (Crickets)
1937-05-11 - David Allan, cricketer (West Indian wicketkeeper 1962-66)
1937-06-09 - Sven Conrad Stayers, cricketer (WI fast bowler 1962)
1937-06-15 - Kumar Shri Indrajitsinhji, cricketer (Indian keeper in 60's)
1937-06-21 - John Edrich, cricketer (England left-handed batsman, 310* v NZ 1965)
1937-07-06 - Tony Lewis, cricketer (England batsman, captain 1972-73)
1937-07-14 - Khalid Hassan, Pak cricket leg-spinner (took 2-116 at 16 in only Test)
1937-07-22 - John Price, England cricket fast-medium bowler (1964-72)
1937-07-22 - V B Ranjane, Indian cricket fast bowler (early 1960's)
1937-08-03 - Duncan Sharpe, cricketer (3 Tests for Pakistan 1959-60)
1937-08-07 - Don Wilson, cricketer (England slow left-armer between 1963-71)
1937-10-01 - Saeed Ahmed, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 41 Tests 1958-73)
1937-10-07 - Col Guest, cricketer (Test Aust v England 1963, scored 11 took 0-59)
1937-11-18 - Rajinder Pal, cricketer (pace bowler in one Test India v Eng, 0-22)
1938-01-15 - Chuni Goswami, Indian footballer and cricketer
1938-02-11 - Bevan Congdon, cricketer (NZ batsman of 60s & 70s)
1938-02-18 - Barry Knight, cricketer (England all-rounder mid-60s)
1938-02-25 - Farokh Engineer, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1961-75)
1938-03-10 - Ijaz Butt, cricketer (Pakistani opening batsman in 8 Tests 1958-60)
1938-03-12 - Vijay Mehra, cricketer (Indian Test batsman from age 17)
1938-03-14 - Johnny Gleeson, cricketer (mystery spinner for Australia 1966-72)
1938-03-21 - Grahame Thomas, cricketer (Australian batsman of the mid-60's)
1938-04-05 - Colin Bland, cricketer (South African bat Maybe the best cover field)
1938-04-08 - Mohammad Farooq, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler in 7 Tests 1960-65)
1938-05-08 - Javed Burki, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 25 Tests 1960-69)
1938-05-24 - Glen Hall, cricket leg-spinner (S African in one Test v England 1964)
1938-06-21 - James Botten, cricketer (all-rounder in 1965 S Afr series v England)
1938-06-27 - Gordon Rorke, cricketer (Australian quickie, 4 Tests at end of 50's)
1938-07-01 - Chester Watson, West Indian cricket fast bowler (early 60s)
1938-07-04 - Cyril Mitchley, cricket wicket-keeper (Transvaal, later Test umpire)
1938-07-24 - John Sparling, NZ cricket all-rounder (11 Tests 1958-64)
1938-10-13 - Mahboob Shah, cricketer (Pakistani Test umpire on intl panel)
1938-10-28 - Peter Carlstein, cricketer (South African Test batsman 1958-64)
1938-11-04 - Alan Jones, cricketer (England v ROW 1970 his only intl honour)
1938-11-19 - Frank Misson, cricketer (Australian pace bowler 1960-61)
1938-11-19 - Richard Dumbrill, cricketer (S African all-rounder in 5 Tests 1965-67)
1938-11-20 - Tony White, cricketer (2 Tests WI v Australia 1965)
1938-11-24 - Wynne Bradburn, cricketer (father of Grant NZ batsman v S Africa 1964)
1938-12-01 - Bill Playle, cricketer (NZ batsman in 8 Tests without distinction)
1939-01-17 - Antao D'Souza, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler in six Tests 1959-62)
1939-02-05 - Brian Luckhurst, cricketer (England opener of 60's & early 70's)
Famous Deaths
Results 801 - 900 of 922
1990-07-08 - Malcolm Hilton, English cricket slow left-arm (4 Tests), dies
1990-08-31 - Johnny Lindsay, cricketer (South African wicket-keeper 1947), dies
1990-09-06 - Leonard Hutton, cricketer (79 Tests for England, 6971 runs), dies
1990-12-23 - Frank King, cricketer (WI fast bowler played 14 Tests 1953-56), dies
1991-02-08 - Miran Bux, cricketer (2 Tests for Pakistan 1954-55), dies at 47
1991-04-06 - Bill Ponsford, cricketer (Test avg 48 22, 1st-class avg 65 18), dies
1991-06-28 - Ernie McCormick, cricketer (12 Tests for Australia), dies
1991-07-18 - Harold Butler, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1947-48, 12 wkts), dies
1991-07-24 - Freddie Brown, cricketer (English Test captain 1950-51), dies
1991-11-21 - Prior Jones, West Indian cricket pace bowler (9 Tests 1948-52), dies
1991-11-30 - P G Z (Zin) Harris, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ 1962-65), dies
1991-12-14 - John Arlott, cricketer (the greatest of cricket commentators), dies
1991-12-25 - Mahmood Hussain, cricketer (27 Tests for Pakistan, 68 wickets), dies
1992-01-03 - Ken Grieves, cricketer (NSW & Lancashire leg-spin all-rounder), dies
1992-04-13 - Walter Stuart Surridge, cricketeer (Capt of Surrey), dies at 74
1992-05-08 - Gul Mahomed, cricketer (8 Tests for India & one for Pakistan), dies
1992-07-16 - Johnny Martin, cricketer (NSW & Australian chinaman bowler), dies
1992-09-14 - S A Banerjee, cricketer (1 Test for India 1948, no runs, 5 wkts), dies
1992-09-20 - K W Stackpole, cricketer (good Victorian batsman), dies
1992-10-06 - Bill O'Reilly, cricketer (great leggie, 774 wickets at 16 60), dies
1992-10-27 - Roy Marshall, cricketer (143 runs for WI, 35725 runs overall), dies
1992-12-12 - Jasu Patel, cricketer (29 wkts for India, best 9-69 v Aust), dies
1992-12-23 - Cyril Walters, cricketer (11 Tests for England, 784 runs), dies
1993-02-05 - Jack Young, cricketer (8 Tests for England 1947-49, 17 wickets), dies
1993-02-17 - Leslie Townsend, cricket all-rounder (Engld in 4 Tests 1930-34), dies
1993-03-07 - Tony Harris, cricketer (8 Tests for S Afr 1947-49, 100 runs), dies
1993-03-22 - Cec Pepper, cricketer (NSW & Commonwealth XI leggie), dies
1993-04-07 - S C (Billy) Griffith, cricketer (England 1948-49, MCC sect), dies
1993-04-15 - H H "Bull" Alexander, cricketer (Test for Aust 1933, avg 154), dies
1993-04-30 - Eric Rowan, cricketer (26 Tests for South Africa), dies
1993-05-19 - S W Sohoni, cricketer (4 Tests for India), dies
1993-05-28 - Charles Barnett, cricketer (20 Tests for England), dies
1993-06-16 - Lindsay Hassett, cricketer (3073 runs in Tests), dies
1993-07-11 - Denis Tomlinson, S Afr cricket leg-spinner, dies
1993-08-24 - Professor D B Deodhar, cricketer (Ind non-Test bat o 30s), dies at 101
1993-10-09 - C R Rangachari, cricketer (4 Tests for India), dies
1993-10-14 - Bertie Clarke, cricketer (6 wkts for WI in 1939), dies
1993-10-29 - George Pope, cricketer (one Test for England, 8 runs not out), dies
1994-01-05 - Brian Johnston, cricketer (BBC radio commentator for 40 yrs), dies
1994-02-25 - Hugh Tayfield, cricketer (170 wickets for S Afr in 37 Tests), dies
1994-03-03 - Bob Crisp, cricketer (9 Tests for S Afr, 20 wickets at 37 35), dies
1994-05-12 - Xenophon Balaskas, cricketer (9 Tests for S Africa, 22 wkts), dies
1994-05-31 - Doug Freeman, cricketer (2 Tests of leg-spin for NZ 1933), dies
1994-06-03 - Jack Cowie, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 45 wkts at 21 53), dies
1994-09-01 - Wallis Mathias, cricketer (scored 783 in 21 Tests for Pakistan), dies
1994-09-08 - Rex Alston, cricketer (distinguished BBC commentator), dies
1994-11-22 - Charles Fortune, South African cricket commentator, dies
1994-12-01 - Hugh Chilvers, cricketer (151 wickets leg-spin for NSW 1928-37), dies
1994-12-27 - Peter Barker Howard May, cricket (4537 runs-Eng 1951-61), dies at 64
1995-02-28 - Keith Rigg, cricketer (8 Tests for Australia 1931-37), dies
1995-03-20 - Merv Harvey, cricketer (scored 12 & 31 in Test Aus v Eng 46-47), dies
1995-03-30 - Graham Anthony Richard Lock, cricketer, dies at 65
1995-03-30 - Tony Lock, cricketer (174 wickets for England), dies
1995-04-08 - Maurice Allom, cricketer (14 Test wickets-NZ debut hat-trick), dies
1995-04-17 - A R A (Anton) Murray, cricketer (289 runs & 11 wkts in 10 Tests), dies
1995-04-20 - R E S Wyatt, cricketer (England capt 16 times), dies
1995-04-21 - Robert Elliott Storey Wyatt, cricketer, dies at 93
1995-05-09 - Percy Mansell, cricketer (355 runs in 13 Tests for S Afr), dies
1995-05-13 - Cecil Marley, cricketer (WICBC pres 1971-74, Jamaican capt 1946), dies
1995-06-09 - Charles Rowe, cricket (scored 0 in only Test for NZ v Aust 1946), dies
1995-06-10 - Ron Morrisby, cricketer (prolific batsman for Tasmania 1931-52), dies
1995-06-24 - Inshan Ali, cricketer (WI chinaman bowler 1971-77), dies
1995-07-01 - Bruce Mitchell, S Afr cricketer (leading Test scorer with 3471), dies
1995-07-22 - Harold Larwood, cricket (98 wkts bowling for Engl 1926-34), dies at 91
1995-08-21 - Ken Rickards, cricketer (104 runs at 34 66 for WI 1948-52), dies
1995-09-10 - Molly Mary Hyde, cricketer, dies at 81
1995-10-09 - Lord Home of Hirsel, cricket (Middlesex player later British PM), dies
1995-10-26 - Agha Saadat Ali, cricketer (8 not out in 1 inn for Pak 1956), dies
1995-11-30 - Hopper Levett, Kent cricket wicketkeeper (1930-47, Test 1934), dies
1995-12-25 - Jimmy Boucher, cricketer (great Irish all-rounder 1929-54), dies
1996-01-27 - Tommy Mitchell, cricket (Derbyshire leg-spin, 5 Tests for Eng), dies
1996-02-11 - Cyril Poole, cricket (Notts 1946-62, England 1951-52 in 3 Tests), dies
1996-02-23 - Freddie Stocks, cricket (cent on debut & wkt on 1st ball, Notts), dies
1996-04-19 - Norman Oldfield, cricketer (scored 99 runs in Test for England), dies
1996-04-21 - A H Kardar, cricketer (3 Tests for India & 23 for Pak 1946-58), dies
1996-05-14 - Sritharan Jeganathan, cricketer, 1st Sri Lankan Test player to die
1996-05-17 - Rusi Modi, cricketer (736 runs 10 post-war Tests for India), dies
1996-06-08 - Gerry Gomez, cricketer (West Indian captain played 29 Tests), dies
1996-06-22 - Ray Lindwall, cricketer (228 wkts 61 Tests for Australia), dies at 74
1996-07-12 - Nazar Mohammad, cricketer (Pakistan's 1st five Tests 1952-53), dies
1996-07-17 - Alan McGilvray, Australian cricketer (NSW 1933-37) and radio commentator (1935-85), dies at 85
1996-08-06 - Leonard John Coldwell, cricketer, dies at 63
1996-08-07 - Gerald Etheridge Gomez, cricketer, dies at 76
1996-09-02 - Paddy Clift, cricketer (Rhod & Leicester all-rounder 1970-88), dies
1996-09-04 - Sam Cook, cricketer (Gloucestershire slow bowler with one Test for England), dies
1996-09-23 - Jack Newman, cricketer (NZ left-arm pacer 1932-33), dies at 94
1996-10-11 - Keith Boyce, cricketer (West Indian all-rounder 1969-76), dies
1996-10-11 - Ken Boyce, cricketer, dies at 23
1996-10-12 - Jack Robertson, cricketer (Midsex & Eng open bat 11 Tests), dies at 79
1996-11-12 - Don Kenyon, cricketer, dies at 72
1997-01-01 - Graham Kersey, cricket wicket keeper, dies in car crash
1997-04-23 - Denis Compton, English cricketer (b. 1918)
1998-04-28 - Ramakant Desai, Indian cricketer (b. 1939)
1999-11-04 - Malcolm Marshall, Barbadian West Indies cricketer (b. 1958)
2000-01-11 - Betty Archdale, Anglo-Australian educationalist and cricketer (b. 1907)
2000-06-10 - Brian Statham, English cricketer (b. 1930)
2000-08-10 - Gilbert Parkhouse, Former England cricketer (b. 1925)
2000-08-14 - Cuan McCarthy, South African cricketer (b. 1929)
2000-12-25 - Neil Hawke, Australian cricketer and footballer (b. 1939
2001-02-25 - Sir Donald Bradman, Australian cricketer (b. 1908)
