1949
A cricketing respectable man is conceived. India's Gundappa Viswanath was as prestigious for his sportsmanship - he cost India the Golden Jubilee Test when he reviewed Bob Taylor - as he was for his lightning wrists and unadulterated, naughty strokeplay. From 91 Tests he made north of 6000 runs at a normal of 41. What's more his runs were generally persuasive: he arrived at the midpoint of 53 against West Indies, and 51 in Tests India didn't lose, as against 26 in those they did.
1961
A day for youthful centurions. Today Mushtaq Mohammad, matured 17 years 82 days, made his first Test hundred, against India in Delhi. It was a Test record until Bangladesh's Mohammad Ashraful required a century - on debut - off Sri Lanka at 17 years old years and 63 days. Prior to that, the closest anybody got to breaking Mushtaq's record was...
1990
... 16-year-old Sachin Tendulkar, who came quite close to turning into the most youthful individual to make a Test hundred when he was out to New Zealand's Danny Morrison in the subsequent Test, in Napier. This Test match was vigorously downpour impacted, despite the fact that there was additionally an ideal opportunity for John Wright to nibble the hand that would later take care of him - he made his second hundred of the series.
2003
A terrible day for South Africa, the World Cup has, in Paarl, where Percy Sonn - at the time the UCBSA president - become so inebriated while watching India whip Netherlands that he notoriously "dropped out of his jeans". One correspondent noticed that Sonn, who proceeded to become leader of the ICC, told spectators: "Sibling I am so ****ing tipsy I don't have the foggiest idea where the **** I am."
1857
Among Englishmen with 100 Test wickets, just the lethal pair of George Lohmann and Sydney Barnes have a below than Bobby Peel, who was conceived today. Strip was a fiendishly exact left-arm spinner, whose 101 wickets included some major disadvantages of simply 16.97 each. Furthermore he yielded just 1.97 runs per over. At Old Trafford in 1888 he exploited an awful tacky canine to take 11 for 68 and bowl England to an Ashes-securing innings triumph. He kicked the bucket in his local Leeds in 1941.
1932
A day to forget for South Africa, who were bowled out for 36 in 23.2 overs by Australia in Melbourne. Bert Ironmonger drove the way with 5 for 6, and in spite of the fact that Australia were themselves bowled out for 153, Ironmonger accepting 6 for 18 as South Africa were skittled for 45 second time round, losing the series 0-5.
1871
The introduction of all-round athlete Charlie McGahey. He played football for Sheffield United, Tottenham and Arsenal, was a hard-hitting hitter for Essex - on one event he drove the ball back so hard that he broke his accomplice's arm - and played two times for England in Australia in 1901-02.
1964
The finish of Richie Benaud's brilliant 63-Test profession, in Sydney. He bowed out with 14 runs and four wickets as Australia drew with South Africa, guaranteeing that the series would complete 1-1. Benaud got done with 2201 runs, 248 wickets, and the pleased record of having never captained Australia in a series rout.
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