1896 South Africa were bowled out for 30 by England in Port Elizabeth. This is their lowest score in Tests and the second lowest by any team. George Lohmann took 8 wickets for 7. In the first innings he took 7 for 38. 1982 Sri Lanka’s first international victory in …
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India posted a comprehensive win against Bangladesh in their fourth match in the 5th edition of Blind World Cup. Skipper Ajay Reddy (B2 – blind level 2) made a blazing 101 off 60 balls to guide India to a 10-wicket victory. Electing to bat, Bangladesh scored 226 for eight in …
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In their third match of Blind Cricket World Cup, India maintained their winning streak by defeating Pakistan by 7 wickets at Ajman Oval in United Arab Emirates. he defending champions eased past the target of 282 set up by Pakistan. The Indian batsman showed grit in notching up the victory …
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1949 Gundappa Viswanath, one of the most stylish batsmen India have produced, was born on this day. He made a strokeful century at Kanpur against Australia in 1969. Vishwanath was the master of late cut, in some way he defined the shot. He played the game in its true spirit. …
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1937 Bill Lawry, one of the greatest openers of Australian side, was born on this day. Left-handed Lawry had a tremendous debut series in 1961 against England when he accumulated 420 runs including a century at Lord’s. He became the captain in1967-68 against India but his captaincy did not long …
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1847 Albert Hornby, one of only three men in Test history with a bowling average of 0, was born on this day. Hornby played three Tests which spanned for five years and took 1 for 0 off seven overs in his career. 1941 John Hampshire, the first Englishman to score …
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21-year old Manali girl, Anchal Thakur, won the first international medal for India in skiing, a sport that is a part of Winter Olympics. Anchal won bronze at the prestigious Alpine Ejder 3200 Cup organised by the Federation Internationale de Ski (FIS), international governing body of skiing, at the Palandoken …
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1922 Jim Laker, the Englishman who took 10 wickets in an innings for the first time ever, was born on this day. Laker had taken all ten against Australia for Surrey in a tour match. In 1956 at Old Trafford, he took 19 wickets against Australia. He took 46 wickets …
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1952 India got their first Test victory, on their 25th attempt. T came against England in Madras. The Test is marked by Vinoo Mankad’s 12 wickets. Wicket keeper Khokhan Sen made four stumpings in the innings, and five in the match. Both were records until Kiran More stumped West Indies …
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1982 Australia won the Women’s World Cup against England in Christchurch. Australia won by 3 wickets with 6 balls to spare. 1999 The day of Anil Kumble’s perfect 10. Kumble became only the second man after Jim Laker to take all ten wickets in a Test innings against Pakistan in …
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