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November 25 - December 1, 2001

25th November....
1886:
England right-hand batsman Percy Holmes, was born in Oakes, Huddersfield. He played in seven Tests.

1909:
West Indian right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Emmanuel Alfred Martindale, was born in St.Lucy. He played in ten Tests.

1949:
Australian right-hand batsman and leg break googly bowler Kerry James O'Keeffe, was born in Hurstville, Sydney. He played in 24 Tests and two ODIs.

Imran Khan 1952:
Pakistani right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Ahmed Imran Khan, was born in Lahore. He played in 88 Tests and 175 ODIs.

1976:
Bangladeshi right-hand batsman Mohammad Javed Omar, was born in Dhaka. He played in six Tests and 14 ODIs.

1980:
Australia vs New Zealand in ODI, at Cricket Ground in Sydney, Result: Australia beat New Zealand by 94 Runs.

1980:
New Zealand right-hand batsman Ian David Stockley Smith played in 63 Tests and 98 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1981:
India vs England in ODI, at Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, Result: England beat India by 5 Wickets.

Ravi Shastri 1981:
Indian right-hand batsman and slow left-arm bowler Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri played in 80 Tests and 150 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1981:
Indian right-hand batsman Krisnamachari Srikkanth played in 43 Tests and 146 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1981:
England right-hand batsman and slow left-arm bowler Geoffrey Cook played in seven Tests and six ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1981:
England right-hand batsman Clifton James Richards played in eight Tests and 22 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1983:
Australia vs Pakistan in Test, at Wooloongabba in Brisbane, Result: Draw.

1984:
Pakistan vs New Zealand in Test, at Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad, Result: Pakistan beat New Zealand by 7 Wickets.

1987:
Pakistan vs England in Test, at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Result: Pakistan beat England by an innings and 87 Runs.

1987:
India vs West Indies in Test, at Ferozshah Kotla Ground in Delhi, Result: West Indies beat India by 5 Wickets.

1987:
West Indian right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Winston Keithroy Matthew Benjamin played in 21 Tests and 85 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1987:
Indian right-hand batsman and off break bowler Arshad Ayub played in 13 Tests and 32 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

Sanjay Manjrekar 1987:
Indian right-hand batsman and off break bowler Sanjay Vijay Manjrekar played in 37 Tests and 74 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1993:
Sri Lanka vs West Indies in ODI, at Eden Gardens in Calcutta, Result: West Indies beat Sri Lanka by 7 Wickets.

1994:
Australia vs England in Test, at Wooloongabba in Brisbane, Result: Australia beat England by 184 Runs.

1994:
South Africa vs New Zealand in Test, at New Wanderers in Johannesburg, Result: New Zealand beat South Africa by 137 Runs.

1994:
New Zealand right-hand batsman Darrin James Murray played in eight Tests and one ODI; made his Test debut this day.

1999:
South Africa vs England in Test, at New Wanderers in Johannesburg, Result: South Africa beat England by an innings and 21 Runs.

1999:
England right-hand batsman Christopher John Adams played in five Tests and five ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1999:
England right-hand batsman and right-arm off break bowler Michael Paul Vaughan played in 11 Tests and six ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

2000:
India vs Zimbabwe in Test, at Vidarbha C.A. Ground in Nagpur, Result: Draw.

26th November....
1921:
South Africa vs Australia in Test, at Newlands in Cape Town, Result: Australia beat South Africa by 10 Wickets.

1924:
Indian right-hand batsman and right-arm off break bowler Jasubhai Motibhai Patel, was born in Ahmedabad. He played in seven Tests.

Colin Cowdrey 1954:
England right-hand batsman and leg break bowler Michael Colin Cowdrey played in 114 Tests and one ODI; made his Test debut this day.

1954:
Australia vs England in Test, at Wooloongabba in Brisbane, Result: Australia beat England by an innings and 154 Runs.

1954:
Australian right-hand batsman Leslie Ernest Favell played in 19 Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1967:
West Indian left-hand batsman and wicket-keeper Ridley Detamore Jacobs, was born in Swetes Village. He played in 33 Tests and 84 ODIs.

1976:
India vs New Zealand in Test, at M.A.Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk in Chennai, Result: India beat New Zealand by 216 Runs.

1982:
Australian right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Carl Gray Rackemann played in 12 Tests and 52 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1982:
Australia vs England in Test, at Wooloongabba in Brisbane, Result: Australia beat England by 7 Wickets.

Kepler Wessels 1982:
Australian left-hand batsman and right-arm off break bowler Kepler Christoffel Wessels played in 24 Tests and 54 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1992:
South Africa vs India in Test, at New Wanderers in Johannesburg, Result: Draw.

1992:
South African right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Craig Russell Matthews played in 18 Tests and 56 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1993:
Australia vs New Zealand in Test, at Cricket Ground in Hobart, Result: Australia beat New Zealand by an innings and 222 Runs.

1993:
New Zealand right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Richard Paul de Groen played in five Tests and 12 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1995:
India vs New Zealand in ODI, at Vidarbha C.A. Ground in Nagpur, Result: New Zealand beat India by 99 Runs.

1997:
India vs Sri Lanka in Test, at Vidarbha C.A. Ground in Nagpur, Result: Draw.

1998:
West Indian left-hand batsman and wicket-keeper Ridley Detamore Jacobs played in 33 Tests and 84 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1998:
South Africa vs West Indies in Test, at New Wanderers in Johannesburg, Result: South Africa beat West Indies by 4 Wickets.

1999:
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka in Test, at Sports Club in Harare, Result: Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 6 Wickets.

1999:
Australia vs Pakistan in Test, at W.A.C.A. Ground in Perth Result: Australia beat Pakistan by an innings and 20 Runs.

27th November....
1931:
Australia vs South Africa in Test, at Wooloongabba in Brisbane, Result: Australia beat South Africa by an innings and 163 Runs.

1935:
Indian right-hand batsman and right-arm off break bowler Prakash Bhandari, was born in Delhi. He played in three Tests.

1935:
West Indian left-hand batsman and slow left-arm bowler Charran Kamkaran Singh, was born in San Juan. He played in two Tests.

1969:
South African right-hand batsman Alan Charles Dawson, was born in Cape Town. He played in four ODIs.

1970:
Australia vs England in Test, at Wooloongabba in Brisbane, Result: Draw.

1970:
England right-hand batsman and slow left-arm bowler Brian William Luckhurst played in 21 Tests and three ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1970:
Australian right-hand batsman and leg break googly bowler Terrence James Jenner played in nine Tests and one ODI; made his Test debut this day.

Rodney Marsh1970:
Australian left-hand batsman Rodney William Marsh played in 96 Tests and 92 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1979:
Australia vs West Indies in ODI, at Cricket Ground in Sydney, Result: Australia beat West Indies by 5 Wickets.

1979:
Australian right-hand batsman Bruce Malcolm Laird played in 21 Tests and 23 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1981:
India vs England in Test, at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, Result: India beat England by 138 Runs.

Krisnamachari Srikkanth 1981:
Indian right-hand batsman Krisnamachari Srikkanth played in 43 Tests and 146 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1981:
Australia vs Pakistan in Test, at Wooloongabba in Brisbane, Result: Australia beat Pakistan by 10 Wickets.

1985:
Pakistan vs West Indies in ODI, at Municipal Stadium in Gujranwala, Result: West Indies beat Pakistan by 8 Wickets.

1986:
Sri Lankan right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Graeme Fredrick Labrooy played in nine Tests and 44 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1986:
Sri Lankan left-hand batsman and off break bowler Hashan Prasantha Tillakaratne played in 62 Tests and 181 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1986:
Sri Lanka vs India in ODI, at Sharjah C.A. Stadium, U.A.E, Result: India beat Sri Lanka by 7 Wickets.

1992:
New Zealand all-rounder Chris Zinzan Harris played in 19 Tests and 187 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1992:
Australia vs West Indies in Test, at Wooloongabba in Brisbane, Result: Draw.

1992:
New Zealand left-and batsman Justin Thomas Caldwell Vaughan played in six Tests and 18 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1992:
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand in Test, at Tyronne Fernando Stadium in Moratuwa, Result: Draw.

1992:
New Zealand right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Michael Barry Owens played in eight Tests and one ODI; made his Test debut this day.

1992:
Australian right-hand batsman Damien Richard Martyn played in 17 Tests and 79 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1993:
India vs West Indies in ODI, at Eden Gardens in Calcutta, Result: India beat West Indies by 102 Runs.

Lance Klusener1996:
South African left-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Lance Klusener played in 46 Tests and 122 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1996:
India vs South Africa in Test, at Eden Gardens in Calcutta, Result: South Africa beat India by 329 Runs.

1996:
South African right-hand batsman Herschelle Herman Gibbs played in 32 Tests and 80 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1997:
Australia vs New Zealand in Test, at Cricket Ground in Hobart, Result: Draw.

1998:
Pakistan vs Zimbabwe in Test, at Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar, Result: Zimbabwe beat Pakistan by 7 Wickets.

28th November....
1866:
England right-hand batsman Arthur Frederick Augustus Lilley, was born in Holloway Head, Birmingham. He played in 35 Tests.

1876:
South African right-hand batsman and leg break googly bowler Albert Edward Ernest Vogler, was born in Swartwater.Queenstown. He played in 15 Tests.

1919:
Australian right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Keith Ross Miller, was born in Sunshine, Melbourne. He played in 55 Tests.

1947:
Australian left-hand batsman and left-arm fast bowler William Arras Johnston played in 40 Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1947:
Australia vs India in Test, at Wooloongabba in Brisbane, Result: Australia beat India by an innings and 226 Runs.

1947:
Indian right-hand batsman and leg break bowler Hemachandra Ramachandra Adhikari played in 21 Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1947:
Indian right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper Gogumal Harisinghani Kishenchand played in five Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1958:
West Indian right-hand batsman Basil Fitzherbert Butcher played in 44 Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1952:
India vs Pakistan in Test, at M.A.Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk in Chennai, Result: Draw.

Wesley Winfield Hall1958:
West Indian right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Wesley Winfield Hall played in 48 Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1958:
Indian right-hand batsman and leg break bowler Chandrakant Gulabrao Borde played in 55 Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1958:
India vs West Indies in Test, at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, Result: Draw.

1969:
England left-hand batsman Nicholas Verity Knight, was born in Watford. He played in 17 Tests and 65 ODIs.

1969:
India vs Australia in Test, at Ferozshah Kotla Ground in Delhi, Result: India beat Australia by 7 Wickets.

Michael Anthony Holding1975:
West Indian right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Michael Anthony Holding played in 60 Tests and 102 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1975:
Australia vs West Indies in Test, at Wooloongabba in Brisbane, Result: Australia beat West Indies by 8 Wickets.

1979:
England left-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Graham Roy Dilley played in 41 Tests and 36 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1979:
England vs West Indies in ODI, at Cricket Ground in Sydney, Result: England beat West Indies by 2 Runs.

1980:
Australian right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Geoffrey Francis Lawson played in 46 Tests and 79 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1980:
New Zealand right-hand batsman and off break bowler John Garry Bracewell played in 41 Tests and 53 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1980:
Australia vs New Zealand in Test, at Wooloongabba in Brisbane, Result: Australia beat New Zealand by 10 Wickets.

1980:
New Zealand wicket-keeper right-hand batsman Ian David Stockley Smith played in 63 Tests and 98 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1984:
England right-hand batsman Robert Timothy Robinson played in 29 Tests and 26 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1984:
India vs England in Test, at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, Result: India beat England by 8 Wickets.

1986:
Pakistan vs West Indies in ODI, at Sharjah C.A. Stadium, U.A.E, Result; West Indies beat Pakistan by 9 Wickets.

1986:
Australia vs England in Test, at W.A.C.A. Ground in Perth, Result; Draw.

1996:
Pakistan vs New Zealand in Test, at Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, Result: Pakistan beat New Zealand by an innings and 13 Runs.

Alex Tudor1998:
England right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Alex Jeremy Tudor played in five Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1998:
Australia vs England in Test, at W.A.C.A. Ground in Perth, Result; Australia beat England by 7 Wickets.

29th November....
1880:
Australian right-hand batsman and slow right-arm bowler Donald Raeburn Algernon Gehrs, was born in Victor Harbour. He played in six Tests.

1890:
England right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Henry Howell, was born in Ladywood, Birmingham. He played in five Tests.

Arthur Robert Morris1946:
Australian left-hand batsman and slow left-arm bowler Arthur Robert Morris played in 46 Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1946:
Australia vs England in Test, at Wooloongabba in Brisbane, Result: Australia beat England by an innings and 332 Runs.

1962:
Indian right-hand batsman Sardanand Viswanath, was born in Bangalore. He played in three Tests and 22 ODIs.

1969:
Zimbabwian right-hand batsman Craig Neil Evans, was born in Salisbury. He played in two Tests and 49 ODIs.

1974:
Australia vs England in Test, at Wooloongabba in Brisbane, Result: Australia beat England by 166 Runs.

Michael Paul Vaughan1974:
England right-hand batsman and off break bowler Michael Paul Vaughan, was born in Manchester. He played in 11 Tests and six ODIs.

1977:
Pakistani right-hand batsman Younis Khan, was born in Mardan. He played in 14 Tests and 34 ODIs.

1985:
Pakistan vs West Indies in ODI, at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Result: Pakistan beat West Indies by 6 Wickets.

1990:
New Zealand all-rounder Chris Zinzan Harris played in 19 Tests and 187 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1990:
Australia vs New Zealand in ODI, at Cricket Ground in Sydney, Result: Australia beat New Zealand by 61 Runs.

1990:
New Zealand all-rounder Richard George Petrie played in 12 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1991:
Australia vs India in Test, at Wooloongabba in Brisbane, Result: Australia beat India by 10 Wickets.

1991:
Indian right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Javagal Srinath played in 55 Tests and 198 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1995:
India vs New Zealand in ODI, at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, Result: India beat New Zealand by 6 Wickets.

1996:
Australia vs West Indies in Test, at Cricket Ground in Sydney, Result: Australia beat West Indies by 124 Runs.

Jason Neil Gillespie1996:
Australian right-arm fast bowler Jason Neil Gillespie played in 28 Tests and 24 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1997:
Pakistan vs West Indies in Test, at Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, Result: Pakistan beat West Indies by an innings and 29 Runs.

1997:
West Indian right-arm fast bowler Philo Alphonzo Wallace played in seven Tests and 33 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1997:
Pakistani right-arm fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar played in 16 Tests and 49 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

2000:
Pakistan vs England in Test, at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, Result: Draw.

30th November....
1857:
England right-hand batsman and slow right-arm bowler Robert Abel, was born in Rotherhithe. He played in 13 Tests.

Donald George Bradman1928:
Australian right-hand batsman and leg break bowler Donald George Bradman played in 52 Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1928:
Australia vs England in Test, at Exhibition Ground in Brisbane, Result: England beat Australia by 675 Runs.

1928:
Australian left-hand batsman Herbert Ironmonger played in 14 Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1946:
New Zealand right-hand batsman Kenneth John Wadsworth, was born in Nelson. He played in 33 Tests and 13 ODIs.

1951:
Australia vs West Indies in Test, at Cricket Ground in Sydney, Result: Australia beat West Indies by 7 Wickets.

1962:
England right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Alan Christopher Smith played in six Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1962:
Australia vs England in Test, at Wooloongabba in Brisbane, Result: Draw.

Heath Te-Ihi-O-Te-Rangy Davis1971:
New Zealand right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Heath Te-Ihi-O-Te-Rangy Davis, was born in Lower Hutt. He played in five Tests and 11 ODIs.

1985:
Australia vs New Zealand in Test, at W.A.C.A. Ground in Perth, Result: New Zealand beat Australia by 6 Wickets.

1986:
West Indies vs India in ODI, at Sharjah C.A. Stadium, U.A.E, Result: West Indies beat India by 33 Runs.

1995:
Australia vs Pakistan in Test, at Cricket Ground in Sydney, Result: Pakistan beat Australia by 74 Runs.

1995:
South Africa vs England in Test, at New Wanderers in Johannesburg, Result: Draw.

2000:
South Africa vs New Zealand in Test, at Crusaders Ground, St Georges Park in Port Elizabeth, Result: South Africa beat New Zealand by 7 Wickets.

1st December....
1871:
England right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Archibald Campbell MacLaren, was born in Whalley Range, Manchester. He played in 35 Tests.

1886:
England right-hand batsman John Neville Crawford, was born in Cane Hill. He played in 12 Tests.

1893:
West Indian right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Herman Clarence Griffith, was born in Arima. He played in 13 Tests.

1938:
New Zealand right-hand batsman William Rodger Playle, was born in Palmerston North. He played in eight Tests.

1942:
Australian right-hand batsman Ross Edwards, was born in Cottesloe, Perth. He played in 20 Tests and nine ODIs.

Sarfraz Nawaz1948:
Pakistani right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper Sarfraz Nawaz, was born in Lahore. He played in 55 Tests and 45 ODIs.

1950:
Australia vs England in Test, at Wooloongabba in Brisbane, Result: Australia beat England by 70 Runs.

1961:
England right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Barry Rolfe Knight played in 29 Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1961:
Indian right-hand batsman and leg break bowler Farokh Maneksha Engineer played in 46 Tests and five ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1961:
Indian right-hand batsman Dilip Narayan Sardesai played in 30 Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1961:
India vs England in Test, at Green Park in Kanpur, Result: Draw.

Arjuna Ranatunga1963:
Sri Lankan left-hand batsman and right-arm bowler Arjuna Ranatunga, was born in Colombo. He played in 93 Tests and 269 ODIs.

1976:
Zimbabwian right-hand batsman and leg break bowler Brian Andrew Murphy, was born in Salisbury. He played in 11 Tests and 21 ODIs.

1978:
India vs West Indies in Test, at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Result: Draw.

1978:
Australian right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Rodney Malcolm Hogg played in 38 Tests and 71 ODIs; made his Test this day.

1978:
Australian right-hand batsman John Alexander Maclean played in four Tests and two ODIs; made his Test this day.

1978:
Australia vs England in Test, at Wooloongabba in Brisbane, Result: England beat Australia by 7 Wickets.

1979:
Australian right-hand batsman Bruce Malcolm Laird played in 21 Tests and 23 ODIs; made his Test this day.

1979:
Australia vs West Indies in Test, at Wooloongabba in Brisbane, Result: Draw.

1980:
Indian right-hand batsman and leg break bowler Mohammad Kaif, was born in Allahabad. He played in four Tests.

1983:
India vs West Indies in ODI, at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Indore, Result: West Indies beat India by 8 Wickets.

1989:
Pakistani right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Shahid Mahboob played in one Test and 10 ODIs; made Test debut this day.

1989:
Pakistani right-hand batsman and off break bowler Akram Raza played in nine Test and 49 ODIs; made Test debut this day.

1989:
Pakistan vs India in Test, at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Result: Draw.

1990:
England right-hand batsman and right-arm medium fast bowler John Edward Morris played in three Tests and eight ODI; made his ODI debut this day.

1990:
India vs Sri Lanka in ODI, at Vidarbha C.A. Ground in Nagpur, Result: India beat Sri Lanka by 19 Runs.

1990:
Sri Lankan right-hand batsman Marvan Samson Atapattu played in 50 Tests and 138 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1990:
New Zeland right-hand batsman and right-arm medium bowler Rodney Terry Latham played in four Tests and 33 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1990:
New Zealand vs England in ODI, at Oval in Adelaide, Result: New Zealand beat England by 7 Runs.

1993:
Zimbabwian right-hand batsman and left-arm fast medium bowler Mark Hamilton Dekker played in 14 Tests and 23 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1993:
Sri Lanka vs West Indies in ODI, at P.Saravanamuttu Oval in Colombo, Result: Tie.

1993:
Zimbabwian left-hand batsman and off break bowler Stephen Guy Peall played in four Tests and 21 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1993:
Zimbabwian right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler John Alexander Rennie played in four Tests and 44 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1993:
Pakistan vs Zimbabwe in Test, at National Stadium in Karachi, Result: Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 131 Runs.

Heath Hilton Streak1993:
Zimbabwian right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Heath Hilton Streak played in 46 Tests and 136 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1993:
Zimbabwian right-hand batsman Guy James Whittall played in 45 Tests and 139 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1994:
India vs West Indies in Test, at Vidarbha C.A. Ground in Nagpur, Result: Draw.

2000:
Australia vs West Indies in Test, at W.A.C.A. Ground in Perth, Result: Australia beat West Indies by an innings and 27 Runs.

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