Graham Gooch made his Test debut on 10 July 1975
Read MoreFred Trueman becomes first to 100 wickets in the 1960 season
In 1960, Fred Trueman reached Bradford with 90 wickets in the season under his belt. He had in sight the honour of becoming the first bowler to a hundred wickets in the season. And he did that in style on 5 July amidst a lot of drama in Fred Trueman style. Abhishek Mukherjee recounts the sequence of events.
Read MoreMalcolm Marshall approximates π by taking 7 for 22
5 July 1988. Malcolm Marshall routed the English batting for the umpteenth time, this time at Old Trafford, to finish the Test with second innings bowling analysis of 7 for 22. On World π Day, Arunabha Sengupta remembers the only time the approximation of π (22/7) was achieved in a Test match.
Read MoreThe Barn Door Match
The Barn Door Match ended on 4 July 1837
Read MoreCobden’s match: Oxford vs Cambridge, 1870
June 28, 1870. William Yardley scored the first hundred in the history of Oxford vs Cambridge matches, but the target for Oxford was a mere 179. Oxford were cruising along at 72 for 1, and later, at 153 for 3. Then, at one stage, they needed 4 runs with 4 wickets in hand. Then Frank Cobden intervened with his raw pace and bowled an over impactful enough to lend his name to the match. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at one of the most spectacular Varsity matches.
Read MoreThe road to Lord's 1932
India played their inaugural Test on 25 June 1932
Read MoreKapil Dev slams 175 not out
June 18, 1983. The idyllic setting of the Tunbridge Wells cricket ground was witness to extraordinary fireworks as Kapil Dev engineered a remarkable victory from the veritable jaws of defeat. Arunabha Sengupta recounts the epic 175 not out that rescued India from possible elimination, and paved the way for the miraculous World Cup triumph.
Read MorePercy Holmes and Herbert Sutcliffe put on 555
16 June 1932. Holmes and Sutcliffe put on 555.
Read MorePeter Judge bags a pair in two minutes
11 June 1946. Peter Judge gets a pair in three minutes
Read MoreDilip Vengsarkar's third hundred at Lord's
June 10, 1986. On their 11th attempt, India finally won a Test at Lord’s, thanks to a spectacular century by Dilip Vengsarkar — his third on the hallowed ground. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the match that ended in a change at the helm for England in rather unsavoury circumstances.
Read More0 for 4: The day of destruction at Headingley
7 June 1952. The day the scoreboard showed 0 for 4.
Read MoreBrian Lara hits 501
6 June 1994. Brain Lara hits 501
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No need of a keeper: Worcestershire opts for 10 fielders instead
5 June 2015 Worcestershire decided to go on without wicketkeeper.
Read MoreShane Warne bowls the ball of the century
4 June 1993. Shane Warne bowls the ‘ball of the century’
Read MoreCharles Rowe bowls his one left-arm delivery
Charles Rowe bowled his only left-arm delivery on 30 May 1980
Read MoreLumpy Stevens and his hat-trick
The hat-trick by Lumpy
Read MoreSussex overcomes Kent in first the first ever Gilette Cup 1963
23 May 1963 First Gilette Cup
Read MoreJim Laker's other 10-for
May 16, 1956. A couple of months before scripting history in the Manchester Test, Jim Laker captured all 10 Australian wickets on an unhelpful wicket at The Oval. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the sweltering day that saw the Australians psychologically vanquished even before the start of the Ashes series.
Read MoreHanif Mohammad bats nine consecutive sessions to score 337
On January 23, 1958, Hanif Mohammad rewrote the record books with an innings that was miraculous in terms of tenacity and concentration. Arunabha Sengupta revisits the 970-minute epic at Bridgetown with which the original Little Master miraculously saved the Test match by batting for nine consecutive sessions.
Read MoreChris Tavare hits a six: Yes, it did happen
Chris Tavaré surprised the world by hitting his first international six at SCG on January 20, 1983. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at one of the rarest incidents in the history of the sport.
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