October 21 - 27, 2001

1880:
England right-hand batsman Reginald Herbert Spooner was born this day in Litherland, he played in 10 Tests; made his Test debut in 1905.

1907:
South African right-hand batsman Pieter Gerhart Vintcent Van der Bijl was born this day in Cape Town, he played in five Tests, made his Test debut on 24th December 1938.

1931:
England right-hand batsman and right-arm leg break bowler James Michael Parks was born this day in Haywards Heath, he played in 46 Tests; made his Test debut on 22nd July 1954.

1940:
England right-hand batsman and medium right-arm bowler Geoffrey, OBE Boycott was born this day in Fitzwilliam, he played in 108 Tests and 36 ODIs; made his Test debut on 4th June 1964 and ODI debut on 5th Jan 1971.

1952:
Australian right-hand batsman Trevor Martin Chappell was born this day in Glenelg, Adelaide, he played in three Tests and 20 ODI's; made his debut in early eighties.

1961:
England right-arm fast medium Alan Brown, born in Rainworth, played in two Test; made his Test debut this day.

1961:
England all-rounder William Eric Russell, born in Dumbarton, played in 10 Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1961:
Pakistani right-hand batsman Afaq Hussain, born in Lucknow, played in two Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1961:
Pakistan vs England Test match, at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Result: England beat Pakistan by 5 Wickets.

1971:
Australian right-hand batsman Damien Richard Martyn was born this day in Darwin, he played in 16 Tests and 79 ODIs; made his debut in 1992.

1979:
Indian right-arm off break bowler Sharandeep Singh was born in Amristar, he played in one Test; made his Test debut on 25th Nov 2000.

1983:
West Indian right-arm fast medium Eldine Ashworth Elderfield Baptiste, born in Liberta, played in 10 Tests and 43 ODI's; made his Test debut this day.

1983:
India vs West Indies Test match, at Green Park in Kanpur, Result: West Indies beat India by an innings and 83 Runs.

1987:
West Indies vs Sri Lanka in ODI, at Green Park in Kanpur, Result: West Indies beat Sri Lanka by 25 Runs.

1988:
India vs West Indies in ODI, at Sharjah C.A. Stadium in U.A.E, Result: West Indies beat India by 8 Wickets.

1989:
Australia vs West Indies in ODI, at M.A.Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk in Chennai, Result: Australia beat West Indies by 99 Runs.

1991:
Pakistan vs West Indies in ODI, at Sharjah C.A. Stadium in U.A.E, Result: Pakistan beat West Indies by 1 Runs.

1995:
Zimbabwian right-arm fast medium bowler Henry Khaaba Olonga, born in Lusaka, played in 23 Tests and 37 ODIs, made his ODI debut this day.

1995:
South African left-hand batsman and slow left-arm bowler Nico Boje, born in Bloemfontein; made his ODI debut this day.

1995:
Zimbabwe vs South Africa in ODI, at Sports Club in Harare, Result: South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 134 Runs.

1996:
India vs Australia in ODI, at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, Result: India beat Australia by 2 Wickets.

1999:
Zimbabwe vs Australia in ODI, at Queen's Club in Bulawayo, Result: Australia beat Zimbabwe by 83 Runs.

2000:
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe in ODI, at Sharjah C.A Stadium in U.A.E, Result: Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 7 Wickets.

1961:
Sri Lankan all-rounder Sanath Mohan Silva Kaluperuma, was born this day in Colombo; he played in four Tests and two ODI's during 1980's.

1966:
New Zealand right-hand batsman Blair Robert Hartland, was born this day in Christchurch; he played in nine Tests and 16 ODI's, during 1990's.

1978:
England right-hand batsman Owais Alam Shah, was born this day in Karachi; he played in six ODI's during 2001.

1982:
Australian left-hand batsman Wayne Bentley Phillips, born in Adelaide, he played in 27 Tests and 48 ODI's; made his ODI debut this day.

1982:
Pakistan vs Australia in ODI, at National Stadium in Karachi, Result: Draw.

1987:
India vs Australia in ODI, at Ferozshah Kotla Ground in Delhi, Result: India beat Australia by 56 Runs.

1988:
West Indian left-hand batsman Keith Lloyd Thomas Arthurton, born in Charlestown, he played in 33 Tests and 105 ODI's; made his ODI debut this day.

1988:
West Indies vs Pakistan in ODI, at Sharjah C.A. Stadium in U.A.E, Result: West Indies beat Pakistan by 11 Runs.

1989:
Pakistan vs England in ODI, at Baribati Stadium in Cuttack, Result: England beat Pakistan by 4 Wickets.

1989:
India vs Sri Lanka in ODI, at Gujarat Stadium, Motera in Ahmedabad, Result: India beat Sri Lanka by 6 Runs.

1991:
West Indies vs India in ODI, at Sharjah C.A. Stadium in U.A.E, Result: India beat West Indies by 7 Wickets.

1994:
Pakistan vs Australia in ODI, Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, Result: Pakistan beat Australia by 9 Wickets.

1995:
South African right-hand batsman Philippus Jeremia Rudolf Steyn, born in Kimberley, he played in three Tests and one ODI; made his ODI debut this day.

1995:
South African right-arm fast medium Gerhardus Frederick Johannes Liebenberg, born in Upington, he played in five Tests and four ODI's; made his ODI debut this day.

1995:
Zimbabwe vs South Africa in ODI, at Sports Club in Harare, Result: South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 112 Runs.

1998:
Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi, born in Kohat, he played in 11 Tests and 131 ODI's; made his Test debut this day.

1998:
Pakistan vs Australia in Test, at National Stadium in Karachi, Result: Draw.

1999:
India vs New Zealand in Test, at Green Park in Kanpur, Result: India beat New Zealand by 8 Wickets.

1999:
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in ODI, at Sharjah C.A. Stadium in U.A.E, Result: Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 88 Runs.

2000:
New Zealand right-hand batsman and leg break googly bowler Brooke Graeme Keith Walker, born in Auckland, he played in four Tests and seven ODI's; made his ODI debut this day.

2000:
India vs Zimbabwe in ODI, at Sharjah C.A. Stadium in U.A.E, Result: India beat Zimbabwe by 13 Runs.

2000:
South Africa vs New Zealand in ODI, at Willowmore Park in Benoni, Result: South Africa beat New Zealand by 6 Wickets.

1933:
West Indian right-arm fast bowler David Thomas Dewdney, was born this day in Kingston, he played in nine Tests; made his Test debut on 14th May 1955.

1936:
New Zealand right-hand batsman Barry Whitley Sinclair, was born this day in Wellington, he played in 21 Tests; made his Test debut on 23 Feb 1963.

1941:
England right-hand batsman Colin Milburn, was born this day in Burnopfield, he played in nine Tests; made his Test debut on 2nd Jun 1966.

1952:
India vs Pakistan in Test, at University Ground in Lucknow, Result: Pakistan beat India by an innings and 43 Runs.

1952:
Pakistani right-arm fast medium Mahmood Hussain, born in Lahore, played in 27 Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1952:
Pakistani right-hand batsman and rigth-arm off break, leg break bowler Zulfiqar Ahmed, born in Lahore, played in nine Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1976:
Pakistan vs New Zealand in Test, at Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad, Result: Pakistan beat New Zealand by 10 Wickets.

1977:
England right-arm fast medium Alex Jeremy Tudor, was born this day in Kensington, he played in five Tests; made his Test debut on 28th Nov 1998.

1985:
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in ODI, at Municipal Stadium in Gujranwala, Result: Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 15 Runs.

1987:
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand in ODI, at Eden Gardens in Calcutta, Result: New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 4 Wickets.

1989:
Pakistan vs Australia in ODI, at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, Result: Pakistan beat Australia by 66 Runs.

1989:
Pakistani right-hand batsman and off break bowler Akram Raza, born in Lahore, played in nine Tests and 49 ODI's, made his ODI debut this day.

1989:
India vs West Indies in ODI, at Ferozshah Kotla Ground in Delhi , Result: West Indies beat India by 20 Runs.

1991:
Pakistan vs India in ODI, at Sharjah C.A. Stadium in U.A.E, Result: Pakistan beat India by 4 Runs.

1994:
India vs West Indies in ODI, at M.A.Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk in Chennai, Result: India beat West Indies by 4 Wickets.

1994:
West Indian right-hand batsman Sherwin Legay Campbell, born in Belleplaine, he played in 51 Tests and 90 ODI's; made his ODI debut this day.

1996:
India vs South Africa in ODI, at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, Result: South Africa beat India by 27 Runs.

1999:
Zimbabwe vs Australia in ODI, at Sports Club in Harare, Result: Australia beat Zimbabwe by 9 Wickets.

1925:
Australian right-hand batsman Kenneth Donald Mackay, was born this day in Windsor, Brisbane, he played in 37 Tests; made his Test debut on 21st Jun 1956.

1955:
Indian right-hand batsman Ghulam Ahmed Hassan Mohammad Parkar, was born this day in Kaluste, he played in one Test and ten ODI's; made his debut in 1982.

1967:
West Indian right-arm fast medium bowler Ian Raphael Bishop, was born this day in Belmont, he played in 43 Tests and 84 ODI's; made his debut in late eighties.

1964:
Pakistani right-hand batsman Abdul Kadir, born in Karachi, he played in four Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1964:
Pakistan vs Australia in Test, at National Stadium in Karachi, Result: Draw.

1964:
Pakistani right-hand batsman Asif Iqbal, born in Hyderabad, he played in 58 Tests and 10 ODI's; made his Test debut this day.

1964:
Pakistani all-rounder Majid Khan, born in Ludhiana, played in 63 Tests and 23 ODIs, made his Test debut this day.

1964:
Pakistani right-hand batsman Pervez Sajjad, born in Lahore, plyed in 19 Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1969:
Pakistan vs New Zealand in Test, at National Stadium in Karachi, Result: Draw.

1969:
Pakistani right-hand batsman Junior Muhammad Nazir, born in Rawalpindi, played in 14 Tests and four ODI's; made his Test debut this day.

1969:
Pakistani left-hand batsman and left-arm googly bowler Sadiq Muhammad, born in Junagadh, played in 41 Tests and 19 ODI's; made his Test debut this day.

1969:
Pakistani right-hand batsman Syed Zaheer Abbas, born in Sialkot, played in 78 Tests and 62 ODI's; made his Test debut this day.

1984:
Pakistan vs India in Test, at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, Result: Draw.

1984:
Pakistani right-arm fast medium bowler Manzoor Elahi, born in Sahiwal, played in six Tests and 54 ODI's; made his Test debut this day.

1986:
Pakistan vs West Indies in Test, at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, Result: Pakistan beat West Indies by 186 Runs.

1986:
West Indian right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Anthony Hollis Gray played in five Tests and 25 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1994:
South Africa vs Australia in ODI, at Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar, Result: Australia beat South Africa by 3 Wickets.

1996:
Pakistan vs Zimbabwe in Test, at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, Result: Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 10 Wickets.

1996:
Pakistani right-hand batsman Hasan Raza, born in Karachi, played in two Tests and 16 ODI's; made his Test debut this day.

1996:
Zimbabwian right-arm fast medium Mpumelelo Mbangwa, born in Plumtree, played in 15 Tests and 26 ODI's; made his Test debut this day.

1997:
Pakistan vs South Africa in Test, at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, Result: South Africa beat Pakistan by 53 Runs.

1998:
New Zealand right-hand batsman Matthew David Bell, born in Dunedin, played in 11 Tests and 7 ODI's; made his ODI debut this day.

1998:
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand in ODI, at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Result: New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 5 Wickets.

1998:
Zimbabwian left-hand batsman and right-arm fast medium Neil Clarkson Johnson, born in Salisbury, played in 13 Tests and 48 ODI's; made his ODI debut this day.

1999:
Zimbabwe vs Australia in ODI, at Sports Club in Harare, Result: Australia beat Zimbabwe by 9 Wickets.

2000:
Pakistan vs England in ODI, at National Stadium in Karachi, Result: England beat Pakistan by 5 Wickets.

1929:
England right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Peter James Loader was born this day in Wallington played in 13 Tests; made his Test debut on 12th Aug 1954.

1933:
Australian right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler Ronald Graham Archer was born this day in Brisbane played in 19 Tests; made his Test debut on 6th Feb 1953.

1933:
England right-hand batsman Roy Swetman was born this day in Westminster, London played in 11Tests; made his Test debut on 9th Jan 1959.

1936:
England right-hand batsman and right-arm fast medium Alan Christopher Smith was born this day in Hall Green, Birmingham, played in six Tests; he made his Test debut on 30th Nov 1962.

1958:
New Zealand all-rounder Dipak Narshibhai Patel was born this day in Nairobi, played in 37 Tests and 75 ODI's; made his debut in 1987.

1973:
Sri Lankan left-hand batsman and slow left-arm bowler Russel Premakumaran Arnold was born this day in Colombo, played in 30 Tests and 62 ODI's; made his debut in 1997.

1985:
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in ODI, at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Result: Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 5 Wickets.

1987:
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in ODI, at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, Result: Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 113 Runs.

1989:
Pakistan vs West Indies in ODI, at Burlton Park in Jullundur, Result: West Indies beat Pakistan by 6 Wickets.

1989:
Australia vs Sri Lanka in ODI, at Fatorda Stadium in Margao, Result: Australia beat Sri Lanka by 28 Runs.

1989:
India vs England in ODI, at Green Park in Kanpur, Result: India beat England by 6 Wickets.

1991:
Pakistan vs India in ODI, at Sharjah C.A. Stadium in U.A.E, Result: Pakistan beat India by 72 Runs.

1992:
Zimbabwian right-hand batsman Craig Neil Evans, born in Salisbury, played in two Tests and 49 ODI's; made his ODI debut this day.

1992:
Zimbabwian right-hand batsman and slow left-arm bowler Grant William Flower, born in Salisbury, played in 54 Tests and 166 ODI's; made his ODI debut this day.

1992:
Zimbabwian right-hand batsman and right-arm fast medium bowler David Hayden Brain, born in Salisbury, played in nine Tests and 23 ODI's; made his ODI debut this day.

1992:
Zimbabwe vs India in ODI, at Sports Club in Harare, Result: India beat Zimbabwe by 30 Runs.

1995:
India vs New Zealand in Test, at M.A.Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk in Chennai, Result: Draw.

1995:
New Zealand left-hand batsman Roger Graham Twose, born in Torquay, played in 16 Tests and 86 ODI's; made his Test debut this day.

1996:
Australia vs South Africa in ODI, at Mayur Stadium in Faridabad, Result: South Africa beat Australia by 2 Wickets.

1996:
Australian wicket-keeper Adam Craig Gilchrist, born in Bellingen, played in 22 Tests and 119 ODI's; made his ODI debut this day.

1998:
England vs South Africa in ODI, at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Result: South Africa beat England by 6 Wickets.

1998:
South African all-rounder Dale Martin Benkenstein, born in Salisbury, played in 20 ODI's; made his ODI debut this day.

2000:
South Africa vs New Zealand in ODI, at Centurion Park in Centurion, Result: South Africa beat New Zealand by 115 Runs.

2000:
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe in ODI, at Sharjah C.A. Stadium in U.A.E, Result: Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 123 Runs.

1955:
Pakistan vs New Zealand in Test, at Bagh-i-Jinnah in Lahore, Result: Pakistan beat New Zealand by 4 Wickets.

1955:
New Zealand right-hand batsman Eric Charlton Petrie, born in Ngaruwahia, played in 14 Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1956:
India vs Australia in Test, at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, Result: Draw.

1965:
New Zealand right-hand batsman Kenneth Robert Rutherford, was born this day in Dunedin, played in 56 Tests and 121 ODI's; made his debut in 1985.

1971:
England right-hand batsman Ronald Charles Irani, was born this day in Leigh, played in three Tests and ten ODI's; made his debut in 1996.

1979:
India vs Australia in Test, at Eden Gardens in Calcutta, Result: Draw.

1987:
India vs Zimbabwe in ODI, at Gujarat Stadium, Motera in Ahmedabad, Result: India beat Zimbabwe by 7 Wickets.

1987:
England vs West Indies in ODI, at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, Result: England beat West Indies by 34 Runs.

1990:
Pakistan vs New Zealand in Test, at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, Result: Pakistan beat New Zealand by 65 Runs.

1994:
Pakistan vs Australia in ODI, at Municipal Stadium in Gujranwala, Result: Tie.

1994:
West Indies vs New Zealand in ODI, at Fatorda Stadium in Margao, Result: Tie.

1994:
Zimbabwian right-hand batsman and leg break googly bowler Paul Andrew Strang, born in Bulawayo, played in 24 Tests and 94 ODI's; made his Test debut this day.

1994:
West Indian right-hand batsman and leg break googly bowler Rajindra Dhanraj, born in Barrackpore, played in four Tests and six ODI's; made his ODI debut this day.

1994:
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka in Test, at Sports Club in Harare, Result: Draw.

1998:
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka in ODI, at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Result: Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 5 Wickets.

2000:
India vs Zimbabwe in ODI, at Sharjah C.A. Stadium in U.A.E, Result: India beat Zimbabwe by 3 Wickets.

1928:
Indian right-hand batsman and right-arm leg break bowler Dattajirao Krishnarao Gaekwad was born this day in Baroda, played in 11 Tests; made his Test debut on 5th Jun 1952.

1954:
England right-hand batsman Christopher James Tavare, was born this day in Orpington, played in 31 Tests and 29 ODI's; made his debut in 1980.

1964:
Australian left-hand batsman Mark Anthony Taylor, was born this day in Leeton, played in 104 Tests and 113 ODI's; made his debut in 1989.

1976:
Sri Lankan left-arm fast medium bowler Panagodage Don Ruchira Laksiri Perera, was born this day in Colombo, played in six Tests and two ODI's; made his debut in 1999.

1977:
Sri Lankan left-hand batsman Kumar Sangakkara, was born this day in Kandy, played in 13 Tests and 31 ODI's; made his debut in 2000.

1978:
Pakistan vs India in Test, at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Result: Pakistan beat India by 8 Wickets.

1985:
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in Test, at Jinnah Park in Sialkot, Result: Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 8 Wickets.

1987:
Australia vs New Zealand in ODI, at Sector 16 Stadium in Chandigarh, Result: Australia beat New Zealand by 17 Runs.

1988:
Bangladesh vs India in ODI, at Chittagong Stadium in Chittagong, Result: India beat Bangladesh by 9 Wickets.

1988:
Sri Lankan right-hand batsman and right-arm fast medium Kapila Indaka Weerakkody Wijegunawardene, born in Colombo, played in two Tests and 26 ODI's; made his ODI debut this day.

1988:
Bangladeshi right-hand batsman Athar Ali Khan, born in Dacca, played in 19 ODI's; made his ODI debut this day.

1988:
Bangladeshi right-hand batsman and right-arm off break bowler Bulbul Aminul Islam, born in Gandaria, Dhaka, played in three Test and 36 ODI's; made his ODI debut this day.

1988:
Bangladeshi right-hand batsman Nasu Nasir Ahmed, born in Dhaka, played in seven ODI's; made his ODI debut this day.

1988:
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in ODI, at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Result: Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 5 Wickets.

1989:
West Indies vs England in ODI, at Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior, Result: West Indies beat England by 26 Runs.

1989:
India vs Australia in ODI, at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, Result: India beat Australia by 3 Wickets.

1989:
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in ODI, at K.D."Babu" Singh Stadium in Lucknow, Result: Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 6 Runs.

1996:
India vs Australia in ODI, at Baribati Stadium in Cuttack, Result: Draw.

2000:
Pakistan vs England in ODI, at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Result: Pakistan beat England by 8 Wickets.

2000:
India vs Sri Lanka in ODI, at Sharjah C.A. Stadium in U.A.E, Result: Sri Lanka beat India by 68 Runs.

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