Mike Whitney made his Test debut on 12 Aug 1981, under rather unusual circumstances.
Read MoreClem Hill scores 99, 98, 97 in three consecutive innings
Having been dismissed for 99 and 98 in his two previous innings, Clem Hill was dismissed for 97 on January 22, 1902 at Adelaide. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back an agonising run of scores by one of the legends of the sport.
Read MoreAshes 1936-37: Ross Gregory c Hedley Verity b Ken Farnes: Most tragic of scoreboard entries
Ross Gregory was dismissed for the last time in his Test career on February 27, 1937. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at the execution of an Australian miracle on the same that was marred by the dark significance of a dismissal.
Read MoreAshes 1893: Arthur Conningham sets off fire in the ground
Arthur Coningham set fire on the ground at Blackpool in a match that started August 28, 1893. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at yet another singular incident in the life of a rather colourful character.
Read MoreAshes 1938: The Alfred Hitchcock classic with its intricate cricketing connection
Alfred Hitchcock, arguably the first great name in the genre of suspense and thrillers, was born August 13, 1899. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at his exaltation at realising that the events of a Hitchcock movie had coincided exactly with an Ashes Test.
Read MoreAshes 1948: Sid Barnes encounters near fatal injury
Fielding at short-leg Sid Barnes encountered a near-fatal injury on July 9, 1948 at Old Trafford. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at the shot that nearly killed a man during a Test.
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