7th October....

1870:
South African Henry Melville Taberer right-handed batsmen, was born.

1876:
South African Louis Tancred right-handed batsmen, was born.

1887:
England batsman A.C.("Jack") Russell was born.

1896:
New Zealand Test all-rounder Cyril Allcott was born.

1911:
Late Lister W.H.L (CU & Lancs) was born; he died July 29, 1998.

1914:
Bartlett H.T (Surrey & Sussex) was born.

1937:
Guest C.E.J (Vic & W.Aust), who played one Test for Australia vs England in 1963; he scored 11 runs, was born.

1952:
Australian captain Graham Yallop was born; he played seven Tests, results: won 1 lost 6.

1966:
Australian Tony Morgan was born.

1978:
Indian left-arm pace bowler Zaheer Khan was born.

1979:
Ruwan Sanjeeva De Silva, left-medium fast of Sri Lanka was born.

1986:
India vs Australia, Australia beat India by 7 wickets in ODI, at Municipal Ground.

1988:
Pakistan vs Australia, Pakistan drew the Test match at Gaddafi Stadium.

1998:
Indian all-rounder, Robin Singh; made his debut.

1998:
Zimbabwe vs India, Zimbabwe beat India by 61 runs in a Test match, at Sports Club.

1998:
Indian pace bowler, Ajit Agarkar; made his debut.

1998:
Zimbabwein all-rounder, Neil Johnson; made his debut.

2000:
ICC KnockOut 2000/01, 1st Quarter Final, Australia vs India; India won by 20 runs.

8th October....

1867:
Late Marlow F.W (Sussex) was born; he died August 7, 1952.

1872:
England right-handed batsmen, Late Knight A.E (leics) was born; he died April 25, 1946.

1884:
Bowden J. (Derbys) was born.

1890:
West Indian Test player, Browne C.R (B'dos &BG) was born.

1919:
Bill Anderson, who played in the first NZ-Aust Test match in 1946, was born.

1928:
Australian left-handed batsman Harvey R.N (Vic & NSW) was born.

1945:
West Indian pace bowler of the seventies; Holder V.A (B'dos, Worcs & OFS) was born.

1964:
England pace bowler Igglesden A.P (Kent & W. Prov), who played in between 1989-1994; was born.

1968:
Indian wicket-keeper Sameer Dighe, was born.

1976:
Pakistan Test batsman Mohammad Hussain, who played in 1996; was born.

1982:
Australian Greg Ritchie, right-handed batsmen; made his debut.

1982:
Pakistan vs Australia in ODI, at Gaddafi Stadium; Pakistan won by 28 runs.

1987:
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in ODI, at Niaz Stadium; Pakistan won by 15 runs.

1999:
Bangladesh vs West Indies in ODI, at Bangabandhu National Stadium; West Indies beat Bangladesh by 73 Runs.

2000:
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in ODI, at Gymkhana; Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 9 wickets.

9th October...

1865:
Australian John Reedman right-handed batsmen; was born.

1918:
Hartley A (Lancs) was born on April 11, 1879; died this day.

1935:
New Zealand right-handed batsmen, Barton Paul Thomas (Wgtn) was born.

1935:
New Zealand batsman Paul Barton was born, played in early 1960s, he scored a century v South Africa.

1950:
Australian right-handed batsmen, Malone Michael Francis (W.Aust & Lancs) was born.

198:
Late Johnson I.W (Vic) died this day; was born on December 8, 1917

1951:
England slow left-arm bowler, Cook Geoffrey (Northants & E.Prov) was born.

1975:
West Indian leg-spinner, Mahendra Nagamootoo (Guyanese) was born.

1976:
New Zealand right-handed batsmen, Robert Wickham Anderson; made his Test debut.

1976:
New Zealand right-handed batsmen, Warren Kenneth Lees; made his Test debut.

1976:
New Zealand bowler Peter Petherick takes hat-trick on debut NZ v Pak.

1976:
Pakistan ace player Javed Miandad scored 163 runs; on the first day of his debut in the Test match.

1976:
Pakistan vs New Zealand, in Test match, at Gaddafi Stadium; Pakistan beat New Zealand by 6 wickets.

1987:
Indian right-handed batsmen Navjot Singh Bhagwantsingh Sidhu; made his ODI debut.

1987:
Australian right-handed batsmen, Thomas Masson Moody; known as: Tom Moody made his ODI debut.

1987:
India vs Australia in ODIs, at Chidambaram stadium; Australia won by 1 run.

1987:
England vs West Indies in ODIs, at Jinnah stadium; England won by 2 wickets.

1993:
Late C.R.Rangachari, who played in four Tests for India, died.

1995:
Middlesex player late Lord Home of the Hirsel, later British PM; died.

1999:
Bangladesh right-handed batsmen, Shaker Ahamed Kamal; made his ODI debut, at Bangabadhu National Stadium.

2000:
New Zealand vs Zimbabwe, in ODI, at Gymkhana; New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 64 Runs.

10th October...

1884:
Late Knox N.A (Surrey) was born; he died March 3, 1935.

1884:
South African C.O.C.("Ormy") Pearse, who played for three Tests in Australia in between 1910-11 was born.

1895:
Australian stalwart Johnny Taylor was born.

1904:
Gibbons H.H (Worcs) was born; he died February 16, 1973.

1908:
Buckston R.H.R (Derbys) was born.

1919:
Late West Indies all-rounder Gomez G.E (T/T) was born; he died August 6, 1996.

1922:
Late New Zealand bowler and Test captain in the early 1950s Cave H.B (Wgtn & C. Dist) was born; he died September 15, 1989.

1927:
World record partnership, Clairmonte Depeiaza, vs Aust in 1955; was born.

1928:
Late Depeiza C.C (B'dos) was born; he died November 10, 1995.

1934:
Indian Sadashiv Patil, pace bowler who played in one Test India v New Zealand in between 1955-56 was born.

1936:
New Zealand wicketkeeper Dick A.E (Otago & Wgtn) was born.

1936:
Sir Don Bradman scored 212 runs in 202 minutes.

1938:
Hawke 7th Lord (CU & Yorks) was born August 16, 1860; died this day.

1949:
New Zealand medium-pace bowler Cairns B.L (C .Dist. Otago) was born.

1956:
Pakistan pace bowler Fazal Mahmood takes 13-114 for match vs Australia, at Karachi

1980:
England Test batsman late Keeton W.W.C (Notts) was born on April 30, 1905; died this day.

1987:
New Zealand vs Zimbabwe in ODI, at Lal Bahadur stadium; New Zealand won by 3 runs.

11th October...

1864:
Late Key Sir. Kingsmill J (Surrey & OU) was born; he died August 9, 1932.

1899:
South African fast bowler, A.L.("Oosh") Ochse, was born,

1902:
The first Test between South Africa & Australia was played this day.

1917:
Australian captain late Harry Trott, who played in for 24 Tests in between 1888-1898, died.

1926:
England opener Dewes J.G (CU & Middx), who played in early fifties and late forties; was born.

1943:
West Indian all-rounder; Boyce K.D (B'dos & Essex), who played in seventies; was born; as well as died on the same day, he died in the year 1996.

1956:
Pakistan v Australia the first Test. 95 runs were scored on the first day of the match.

1962:
England pace bowler Philip Newport; who playued in three Test between 1988-91; was born.

1972:
Victorian left-arm pace bowler Troy Corbett who started playing since 1994-95; was born.

1984:
Indian bowler Khanderao Moreshwar Rangnekar was born.

1995:
Sri Lanka vs West Indies in ODI, at Sharjah stadium; Sri Lanka won by 6 runs.

1996:
West Indian all-rounder Keith Boyce, who played in between 1969-76; died this day.

12th October....

1861:
Late Martin F (Kent) was born; he died December 13. 1921.

1893:
Late Martin F.R (Jam) was born; he died November 23, 1967.

1911:
Indian all-time great batsman Vijay Merchant was born.

1923:
England Test player late Lucas A.P (CU, Surrey, Middx & Essex) was born on February 20, 1857; died this day.

1925:
England batsman Bill Parkhouse, who played in 7 Tests between 1950-59; was born.

1936:
England googly bowler late B.L.T.Bosanquet, who played for seven Tests; died.

1938:
Late Australian Hugh Massie, who played for 9 Tests in between 1881-85, died.

1946:
Mankad A.V (Bombay), who played for India in between 1969-78; was born.

1947:
West Indian wicketkeeper late Betancourt N. (T/T); died.

1962:
Sri Lankan batsman Dhammika Ranatunga, who played in 1990; was born.

1964:
South African pace bowler Fanie De Villers, who played in between 1993-98, was born.

1984:
Pakistani right-handed batsmen, Manzoor Elahi; made his ODI debut.

1984:
India played Pakistan in ODI at Ayub National stadium, Pakistan won by 46 runs.

1987:
Pakistan vs England in ODI, at Pindi Club Ground; Pakistan won by 18 runs.

1994:
Australia vs South Africa in ODI, at Gadaffi stadium; Australia won by 6 runs.

1995:
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in ODI, at Sharjah stadium; Pakistan won by 82 runs.

1996:
Middlesex and England opening batsman late Jack Robertson, who played in 11 Tests; died.

13th October...

1877:
Bosanquet B.J.T (OU & Middx) was born.

1917:
Late Fiddling K. (Yorks & Northants) was born; he died June 19, 1992.

1938:
Pakistani Test umpire Mahboob Shah, on international panel; was born.

1941:
England pace bowler John Snow; was born.

1951:
England batsman late W.G. (Billy) Quaife, who played in 7 Tests, scored 228 runs, died.

1956:
Sri Lankan batsman Anura Ranasinghe, who played in three Tests during 1982; was born.

1964:
De villiers P.S (Northerns, N. Tvl & Kent) was born.

1966:
England bowler late Marriott C.S (CU, Lancs & Kent) died this day; was born on September 14, 1895.

1971:
Kenyan left-handed batsman Hitesh Modi, who played in the 1996 World Cup; was born.

1985:
Australia bowler late Jack Wilson, who played in one Test, died.

1985:
Pakistan played Sri Lanka in ODI, at Arbab Niaz stadium; Pakistan won by 8 wickets.

1987:
West Indies scored 4-360 in 50 overs in World Cup v Sri Lanka

1987:
Australia played Zimbabwe in ODI, at Chidambaram stadium; Australia won by 96 runs.

1987:
Sri Lanka vs West Indies in ODI, at National stadium; West Indies won by 191 runs.

1989:
India vs West Indies in ODI, at Sharjah stadium; West Indies won by 5 wickets.

1995:
Pakistan vs West Indies in ODI, at Sharjah stadium; Pakistan won by 15 runs.

Compiled by:
Afzal Shaikh

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