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18 - 24 November

18th November....
1892:
Slow left arm bowler Rustomji Jamshedji, who played one Test for India in 1933 aged 41 years, was born this day in Mumbai.

1954:
New Zealand right-hand batsman Evan John Gray, was born in Wellington. He played in ten Tests and ten ODIs.

1973:
South African right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper Nic Pothas, was born in Johannesburg. He played in three ODIs.

1976:
New Zealand right-hand batsman and left-arm fast medium bowler Gary Bertram Troup played in 15 Tests and 22 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1976:
India vs New Zealand in Test, at Green Park in Kanpur, Result: Draw.

1986:
Pakistan vs West Indies in ODI, at Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad, Result: Pakistan beat West Indies by 11 Runs.

1987:
Pakistan vs England in ODI, at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Result: England beat Pakistan by 2 Wickets.

1988:
Australia vs West Indies in Test, at Wooloongabba in Brisbane, Result: West Indies beat Australia by 9 Wickets.

1993:
India vs Zimbabwe in ODI, at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Indore, Result: Tie.

Cameron Eustace Cuffy1994:
West Indian right-arm fast bowler Cameron Eustace Cuffy played in five Tests and 29 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1994:
West Indian right-hand batsman and leg break googly bowler Rajindra Dhanraj played in four Tests and six ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1994:
India vs West Indies in Test, at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Result: India beat West Indies by 96 Runs.

1995:
India vs New Zealand in ODI, at Gandhi Ground in Amritsar, Result: India beat New Zealand by 6 Wickets.

1999:
Zimbabwian all-rounder Gary Bazil Brent played in two Tests and 31 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1999:
Australia vs Pakistan in Test, at Cricket Ground in Hobart, Result: Australia beat Pakistan by 4 Wickets.

1999:
Sri Lankan right-hand batsman Samantha Indika De Saram played in four Tests and 15 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1999:
Sri Lankan right-hand batsman Tillekeratne Mudiyansilage Dilshan played in ten Tests and 14 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1999:
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka in Test, at Queen's Club in Bulawayo, Result: Draw.

2000:
Indian right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper Vijay Dahiya played in two Tests and 19 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

2000:
India vs Zimbabwe in Test, at Ferozshah Kotla Ground in Delhi, Result: India beat Zimbabwe by 7 Wickets.

19th November....
1855:
England right-hand batsman Willie Bates, was born in Lascelles Hall, Huddersfield. He played in 15 gTests.

1938:
Australian right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Francis Michael Misson, was born in Darlinghurst, Sydney. He played in five Tests.

1938:
South African right-hand batsman Richard Dumbrill, was born in London. He played in five Tests.

1955:
Indian right-hand batsman and off-break bowler Amritsar Govindsingh Kripal Singh played in 14 Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1955:
India vs New Zealand in Test, at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in Hyderabad, Result: Draw.

1962:
Pakistani right-hand batsman and left-arm fast bowler Saleem Jaffar, was born in Karachi. He played in 14 Tests and 39 ODIs.

1965:
Kenyan right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Rajab Ali, was born in Nairobi. He played in nine ODIs.

1971:
West Indian left-hand batsman and right-arm medium bowler Adrian Frank Gordon Griffith, was born in Bridgetown. He played in 14 Tests and nine ODIs.

1993:
South Africa vs Sri Lanka in ODI, at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Gauhati, Result: South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 78 Runs.

1997:
Sri Lankan right-hand batsman and off-break bowler Sanjeewa Kumara Lanka De Silva played in three Tests and 11 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1997:
India vs Sri Lanka in Test, at Punjab C.A. Stadium in Mohali, Result: Draw.

20th November....
1938:
West Indian right-hand batsman and off-break bowler Anthony Wilbur White, was born in Brighton. He played in two Tests.

Chris Harris1969:
New Zealand all-rounder Chris Zinzan Harris, was born in Christchurch. He played in 19 Tests and 187 ODIs.

1971:
New Zealand right-arm fast bowler Dion Joseph Nash, was born in Auckland. He played in 32 Tests and 77 ODIs.

1986:
Pakistani right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Saleem Jaffar played in 14 Tests and 39 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1986:
Pakistan vs West Indies in Test, at National Stadium in Karachi, Result: Draw.

1987:
Pakistan vs England in ODI, at National Stadium in Karachi, Result: England beat Pakistan by 23 Runs.

1991:
West Indian right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Philo Alphonzo Wallace played in seven Tests and 33 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1991:
Pakistan vs West Indies in ODI, at National Stadium in Karachi, Result: West Indies beat Pakistan by 24 Runs.

1991:
West Indian right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Anderson Cleophas Cummins played in five Tests and 63 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman1996:
Indian right-hand batsman Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman played in 25 Tests and 29 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1996:
India vs South Africa in Test, at Gujarat Stadium, Motera in Ahmedabad, Result: India beat South Africa by 64 Runs.

1997:
Australian left-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Simon Hewitt Cook played in two Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1997:
Australia vs New Zealand in Test, at W.A.C.A. Ground in Perth, Result: Australia beat New Zealand by an innings and 70 Runs.

1998:
Australia vs England in Test, at Wooloongabba in Brisbane, Result: Draw.

1998:
Pakistan vs Zimbabwe in ODI, at Municipal Stadium in Gujranwala, Result: Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 4 Wickets.

21st November....
1865:
England right-hand batsman Albert Ward, was born in Waterloo, Leeds. He played in seven Tests.

1870:
England right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Francis Stanley Jackson, was born in Chapel Allerton, Leeds. He played in 20 Tests.

1870:
Australian left-hand batsman Joseph Darling, was born in Glen Osmond, Adelaide. He played in 34 Tests.

1949:
West Indian right-hand batsman Alvadon Basil Williams, was born in Kingston. He played in seven Tests.

1950:
Australian right-hand batsman Bruce Malcolm Laird, was born in Mount Lawley. He played in 21 Tests and 23 ODIs.

1958:
England right-hand batsman Robert Timothy Robinson, was born in Sutton-in-Ashfield. He played in 29 Tests and 26 ODIs.

1959:
Pakistan vs Australia in Test, at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Result: Australia beat Pakistan by 7 Wickets.

Andrew Caddick1968:
England right-arm fast bowler Andrew Richard Caddick, was born in Christchurch. He played in 50 Tests and 35 ODIs.

1970:
England left-hand batsman Justin Lee Langer, was born in Perth. He played in 43 Tests and eight ODIs.

1976:
Pakistani right-hand batsman and off-break bowler Saleem Elahi, was born in Sahiwal. He played in nine Tests and 28 ODIs.

1979:
Indian right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler played in 27 Tests and 72 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1979:
India vs Pakistan in Test, at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, Result: Draw.

1980:
Pakistani right-hand batsman Junior Muhammad Nazir played in 14 Tests and four ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1980:
Pakistan vs West Indies in ODI, at National Stadium in Karachi, Result: West Indies beat Pakistan by 4 Wickets.

Taslim Arif1980:
Pakistani right-hand batsman Taslim Arif played in six Tests and two ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1980:
Pakistani right-hand batsman and leg-break bowler Muhammad Wasim played in 18 Tests and 25 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1980:
Pakistani right-hand batsman Mansoor Akhtar played in 19 Tests and 41 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1980:
Pakistani right-hand batsman and leg-break googly bowler Rizwanuz Zaman played in 11 Tests and three ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1981:
West Indies vs Pakistan in ODI, at Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Result: West Indies beat Pakistan by 18 Runs.

1993:
West Indies vs Zimbabwe in ODI, at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in Hyderabad, Result: West Indies beat Zimbabwe by 134 Runs.

1995:
India vs New Zealand in ODI, at Fatorda Stadium in Margao, Result: Tie.

1996:
Pakistan vs New Zealand in Test, at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Result: New Zealand beat Pakistan by 44 Runs.

22nd November....
1870:
Australian right-hand batsman and leg-break bowler Henry Graham, was born in Carlton, Melbourne. He played in six Tests.

1873:
England right-hand batsman John Thomas Tyldesley, was born in Roe Green, Worsley. He played in 13 Tests.

1926:
Pakistani right-hand batsman Zulfiqar Ahmed, was born in Lahore. He played in nine Tests.

Mushtaq Muhammad1943:
Pakistani right-hand batsman and leg-break googly bowler Mushtaq Muhammad, was born in Junagadh. He played in 57 Tests and 10 ODIs.

1953:
England right-hand batsman Wayne Larkins, was born in Roxton. He played in 13 Tests and 25 ODIs.

1964:
Pakistani right-hand batsman and off-break bowler Akram Raza, was born in Lahore. He played in nine Test and 49 ODIs.

1972:
Sri Lankan right-hand batsman Marvan Samson Atapattu, was born in Kalutara. He played in 49 Tests and 138 ODIs.

1974:
West Indian right-hand batsman Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge played in 108 Tests and 128 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1974:
India vs West Indies in Test, at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, Result: West Indies beat India by 267 Runs.

Vivian Alexander Richards 1974:
West Indian right-hand batsman Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards played in 121 Tests and 187 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1976:
Zimbabwian right-hand batsman Trevor Nayasha Madondo, was born in Mount Darwin. He played in three Tests and 13 ODIs.

1981:
Australia vs Pakistan in ODI, at Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Result: Pakistan beat Australia by 4 Wickets.

1985:
India vs West Indies in ODI, at Sharjah C.A. Stadium, U.A.E, Result: West Indies beat India by 8 Wickets.

1985:
Australia vs New Zealand in Test, at Cricket Ground in Sydney, Result: Australia beat New Zealand by 4 Wickets.

1987:
Pakistan vs England in ODI, at Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar, Result: England beat Pakistan by 98 Runs.

1987:
Australian left-hand batsman Robert Charles Russell played in 54 Tests and 40 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1991:
Pakistan vs West Indies in ODI, at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Result: Tie.

1991:
Pakistani right-hand batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq played in 75 Tests and 251 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1993:
India vs South Africa in ODI, at Punjab C.A. Stadium in Mohali, Result: India beat South Africa by 43 Runs.

Michael Scott Kasprowicz 1996:
Australian right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Michael Scott Kasprowicz played in 17 Tests and 16 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1996:
Australia vs West Indies in Test, at Wooloongabba in Brisbane, Result: Australia beat West Indies by 123 Runs.

1996:
Australian left-hand batsman and left-arm medium bowler Matthew Thomas Gray Elliott played in 20 Tests and one ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1998:
Pakistan vs Zimbabwe in ODI, at Municipal Stadium in Sheikupura, Result: Zimbabwe beat Pakistan by 6 Wickets.

23rd November....
1855:
England right-hand batsman and right-arm fast Walter William Read, was born in Reigate. He played in 18 Tests.

1858:
South African right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Frank Hearne, was born in Ealing. He played in four Tests.

1953:
Australian right-hand batsman Martin Francis Kent, was born in Mossman. He played in three Tests and five ODIs.

1956:
New Zealand left-hand batsman Bruce Adrian Edgar, was born in Wellington. He played in 39 Tests and 64 ODIs.

1958:
New Zealand left-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Martin Colin Snedden, was born in Mt Eden. He played in 25 Tests and 93 ODIs.

1960:
Sri Lankan left-hand batsman Khahakachchi Patabandige Jayananda Warnaweera, was born in Matara. He played in ten Tests and six ODIs.

1961:
Australian right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Mervyn Gregory Hughes, was born in Euroa. He played in 53 Tests and 33 ODIs.

1964:
Sri Lankan right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Kapila Indaka Weerakkody Wijegunawardene, was born in Colombo. He played in two Tests and 26 ODIs.

Gary Kirsten1967:
South African left-hand batsman Gary Kirsten, was born in Cape Town. He played in 76 Tests and 161 ODIs.

1980:
New Zealand left-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Martin Colin Snedden played in 25 Tests and 93 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1980:
Australian right-hand batsman Trevor Martin Chappell played in three Tests and 20 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1980:
Australia vs New Zealand in ODI, at Oval in Adelaide, Result: New Zealand beat Australia by 3 Wickets.

1980:
Australian left-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Shaun Francis Graf played in 11 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

David Boon1984:
Australian right-hand batsman David Clarence Boon played in 107 Tests and 181 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1984:
Australian right-hand batsman and leg-break googly bowler Robert George Holland played in 11 Tests and two ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1984:
Australia vs West Indies in Test, at Wooloongabba in Brisbane, Result: West Indies beat Australia by 8 Wickets.

Wasim Akram1984:
Pakistani left-hand batsman and left-arm fast bowler Wasim Akram played in 103 Tests and 323 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1984:
Pakistani right-hand batsman and off-break bowler Shoaib Muhammad played in 45 Tests and 63 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1984:
Pakistan vs New Zealand in ODI, at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, Result: Pakistan beat New Zealand by 5 Runs.

1989:
Pakistan vs India in Test, at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, Result: Draw.

1990:
Pakistani right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper Moin Khan played in 63 Tests and 190 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

Saeed Anwar1990:
Pakistani left-hand batsman Saeed Anwar played in 55 Tests and 230 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1990:
Pakistan vs West Indies in Test, at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, Result: West Indies beat Pakistan by 7 Wickets.

1990:
Sri Lankan right-hand batsman Marvan Samson Atapattu played in 49 Tests and 138 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1990:
Pakistan vs West Indies in Test, at Wooloongabba in Brisbane, Result: Australia beat England by 10 Wickets.

1990:
India vs Sri Lanka in Test, at Sector 16 Stadium in Chandigarh, Result: India beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 8 Runs.

1990:
West Indian right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Marlon Ian Black played in four Tests and four ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

2000:
Australia vs West Indies in Test, at Wooloongabba in Brisbane, Result: Australia beat West Indies by an innings and 126 Runs.

24th November....
1894:
England right-hand batsman Herbert Sutcliffe, was born in Summer Bridge, Harrogate. He played in 54 Tests.

1918:
New Zealand right-hand batsman and leg-break bowler Roland Oliver Jenkins, was born in Rainbow Hill, Worcester. He played in nine Tests.

1930:
England right-hand batsman and leg-break bowler Kenneth Frank Barrington, was born in Reading. He played in 82 Tests.

1932:
England right-hand batsman Frederick John Titmus, was born in Kentish Town, London. He played 53 Tests and two ODIs.

Brijesh Pursuram Patel 1952:
Indian right-hand batsman and off-break bowler Brijesh Pursuram, was born in Baroda. He played in 21 Tests and 10 ODIs.

1955:
England right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Ian Terrence Botham, was born in Heswall. He played in 102 Tests and 116 ODIs.

1969:
Sri Lankan right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper Romesh Shantha Kaluwitharana, was born in Colombo. He played in 40 Tests and 170 ODIs.

1975:
South African right-hand batsman Neil Douglas McKenzie, was born in Johannesburg. He played in 17 Tests and 36 ODIs.

1980:
Pakistan vs West Indies in Test, at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Result: Draw.

Mansoor Akhtar 1980:
Pakistani right-hand batsman Mansoor Akhtar played in 19 Tests 41 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1981:
Australia vs West Indies in ODI, at Cricket Ground in Sydney, Result: Australia beat West Indies by 7 Wickets.

1983:
India vs West Indies in Test, at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Result: Draw.

1983:
West Indian right-hand batsman Richard Benjamin Richardson played in 86 Tests and 224 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1988:
India vs New Zealand in Test, at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Result: New Zealand beat India by 136 Runs.

1989:
Australian right-hand batsman Thomas Masson Moody played in eight Tests and 76 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1989:
New Zealand right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Christopher Lance Cairns played in 50 Tests and 136 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1989:
Australia vs New Zealand in Test, at W.A.C.A. Ground in Perth, Result: Draw.

1991:
Pakistan vs West Indies in ODI, at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, Result: West Indies beat Pakistan by 17 Runs.

1993:
India vs South Africa in ODI, at Eden Gardens in Calcutta, Result: India beat South Africa by 2 Runs.

1995:
India vs New Zealand in ODI, at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Pune, Result: India beat New Zealand by 5 Wickets.

1998:
Pakistan vs Zimbabwe in ODI, at Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, Result: Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 111 Runs.

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