THIS DAY IN CRICKET
• Sunil Gavaskar was out to the first ball of the third Test at Edgbaston against England. He was caught behind off the bowling of G.G. Arnold. He suffered this ignominy two more times to become the only batsman in the history of the game to be dismissed in such a manner three times.
• Sri Lanka established a new world record for the highest total in an official one-day international, 443-9 against Holland at Amstelveen.
CRICKET NEWS HEADLINES
MS Dhoni Stars As India Cruise Into Final India exhibited their batting prowess to perfection with their top order firing in unison to score an easy 6 wicket victory over Sri Lanka in their must-win Asia Cup super four match and set up a summit clash against the same opponents on Sunday...
Pakistan Beat India By 8 Wickets Familiar Team India nemesis Younis Khan (123 not out) rose to the occasion with a scintillating century as Pakistan chased down an intimidating target en route to an eight-wicket win against their lacklustre archrivals to stay afloat in the Asia Cup..
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TODAY'S BIRTHDAY
Stickiewicket Wishes a Very Happy Brithday to:
Ghulam Ahmed (1922-98), one of India's premier spinners
Peter Richardson (1931), English left-handed opener
Cyril Mitchley (1938), South African player
Jan Brittin (1959), English player
Craig Spearman (1972), New Zealand opener
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How many runs did Sir Donald Bradman need to score in his last innings to finish with a Test average of 100?
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DID YOU KNOW
Chris Gayle is the first batsman to hit century in Twenty20 Cricket history. He achieved this in inaugral match of Twenty20 World Cup against South Africa.
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