Blast from the past

LOTS OF CRICKETERS HAVE SCORED THE CENTURIES ON THIS
SO WE SHALL HAVE A LOOK ON IT

Charlotte Edwards scored a century for England Women in 1997

Damien Martyn scored a century for Australia in 2001

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AJAY JADEJA scored a century for India in 1997

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ON THIS DAY
2 BEST CRICKETERS HAVE MADE THEIR FIRST CLASS DEBUT

1] WALLY HAMMOND
2] Raymond Illingworth

WALLY HAMMOND

In 1920 Wally Hammond made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Lancashire at Cheltenham with a duck in his first innings. He went on to set a number of world records, among them becoming the first man to score 7,000 Test runs and the first to take 100 Test catches

Raymond Illingworth

In 1951 Raymond Illingworth made his first-class debut for Yorkshire against Hampshire at Headingley scoring 56 in a match which Yorkshire won by ten wickets.

17TH AUGUST 1934



Bill Ponsford (266) and Don Bradman (244)

In 1934 Bill Ponsford (266) and Don Bradman (244) shared a partnership of 451 against England at The Oval. Their stand of 451, made in only five hours, was then the highest for any wicket in Tests and is still in the top five. England lost by 562 runs.

17TH AUGUST 1936

Sir George Oswald Browning ('Gubby') Allen


In 1936 on the last day at The Oval, England captain and pace bowler 'Gubby' Allen completed figures of 7 for 80, the best of his Test career, to help England beat India by nine wickets and take the three-match series 2-0. C.K. Nayudu had defended stoically for more than two hours despite being injured, to score 81 and avert an innings defeat. This was also the Indian legend's last Test innings.

17TH AUGUST 2000
ANDY CADDICK


In 2000 England beat the West Indies at Headingley in two days – the first two-day Test in over 50 years. West Indies began their second innings 100 runs behind England but capitulated for 61 in 26.2 overs – their second double-figure score in three Tests. England beat them by an innings for the first time since 1966. Andy Caddick took four wickets in an over, the last three from Yorkers.

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Godfrey Evans

Godfrey Evans (1920-99), English Wicket-keeper whose 219 dismissals in 91 Tests for England were both world records at the time;

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Indian leg-spinner who played in seven Tests before dying suddenly of typhoid, aged only 31 (One of his daughters married the politician and current ICC president Sharad Pawar);

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Sandeep Patil

Sandeep Patil (1956-), Indian batsman who played in 29 Tests for India and is best remembered for his 174 against Australia in 1980-81 and his 129 not out at Old Trafford in 1982, when he hit six fours in an over from Bob Willis

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NOW WE SHALL MOVE FOR 19TH AUGUST

In 1898 J.T. Brown and J. Tunnicliffe put on the then world record partnership for any wicket, 554 for the first Yorkshire wicket against Derbyshire at Chesterfield. The partnership lasted 305 minutes after which time Tunnicliffe was out for 243. Brown batted five minutes longer before purposely knocking his wicket down after having completed his 300, which included 48 fours. The previous record partnership for any wicket was the 398 added by A. Shrewsbury and W. Gunn in 1890. It was the day before Brown's 29th birthday.

In 1953 after a record wait of 18 years 362 days, and despite losing the toss in all five Tests, England regained the Ashes when they beat Australia by eight wickets at The Oval. Fittingly, famous Middlesex partners Denis Compton and Bill Edrich were at the crease when the winning runs were hit – a boundary off part-time bowler Arthur Morris. It was the first Ashes series to be won by a professional captain (Len Hutton) – and the last Test appearance of Australia's captain Lindsay Hassett, who first played against England in 1938.