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October 14 - 20, 2001

14th October....
1882:
England right-hand batsman and slow left-arm Charles Warrington Leonard Parker was born this day in Prestbury; he played in one Test on July 23, 1921.

1902:
South African right-hand batsman Stanley Keppel Coen was born this day in Heilbron; he played in two Tests, during 1927.

1912:
England right-handed batsman and slow left-arm bolwer John Albert Young was born this day in Paddington, London; he played in eight Tests during the forties.

1912:
England left-hand batsman John Frederick Crapp was born this day in St Collumb Major; he played in seven Tests during the forties.

1914:
England right-handed batsman Horace Edgar Dollery was born this day; he played in four Tests during the forties.

1918:
Australian right-handed batsman and leg break googly bowler Douglas Thomas Ring was born this day in Hobart; he played in 13 Tests during forties.

1953:
England all-rounder Roland Orlando Butcher was born this day in East Point; he played in three Tests and three ODIs in the early eighties.

Rashid Latif1968:
Pakistani wicket-keeper Rashid Latif was born in Karachi; he played in 25 Tests and 107 ODIs; made his Test debut in 1992.

1976:
Sri Lankan all-rounder Tillekeratne Mudiyansilage Dilshan was born this day in Kalutara; he played in 10 Test and 14 ODIs.

1982:
Pakistani all-rounder Jalaluddin, born in Karachi, played in six Tests and eight ODIs during the eighties; made his Test debut this day.

1982:
Pakistan vs Australia Test match, at Gaddafi stadium in Lahore, Result: Pakistan beat Australia by 9 Wickets.

1987:
India vs New Zealand in ODI, at M. Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore, Result: India beat New Zealand by 16 runs.

1988:
Australian wicket-keeper, Ian Andrew Healy, born in Spring Hill, played in 119 Tests and 168 ODIs, made his ODI debut this day.

Waqar Younis1989:
Pakistani specialist reverse swing bowler Waqar Younis, born in Burewala, made his ODI debut this day.

1999:
Zimbabwe right-hand batsman and off break bowler Trevor Raymond Gripper, born in Salisbury, made his Test debut this day.

1999:
Pakistani off break bowler Shoaib Malik, born in Sialkot, made his ODI debut this day.

1999:
Zimbabwe vs Australia Test match, at Sports Club in Harare, Result: Australia beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets.

15th October....
1910:
South African wicketkeeper Xenophon Constantine Balaskas was born this day in Kimberley; he played in nine Tests in 1930.

1921:
Indian left-handed batsman Gulzar Gul Mohammad was born this day in Lahore; he played in eight Test, during the 1940's.

1921:
Pakistani left-handed batsman Gulzar Gul Mohammad was born this day in Lahore; he played in one Test during the 1950s.

1945:
West Indian right-handed batsman and leg break googly bowler George Stephen Camacho was born this day in Georgetown; he played in 11 Tests during the 1960s.

1958:
England all-rounder Christopher Lyall Smith was born this day in Durban; he played in eight Tests and four ODIs, during the 1980s.

1969:
Indian all-rounder Ashok Gandotra, born in Rio de Janeiro, played in two Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1969:
Indian all-rounder Eknath Dhondu Solkar, born in Bombay, played in 27 Tests and 7 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1969:
India vs New Zealand in Tests, at Lal Bahadur Shastri stadium in Hyderabad, Result: Draw.

1986:
Indian right-arm pace bowler Rajiv Ramesh Kulkarni, born in Bombay, played in three Tests and ten ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1986:
India vs Australia in Tests, at Wankhede stadium, Bombay, Result: Draw.

1988:
Pakistan vs Australia in ODIs, at National stadium in Karachi, Result: Draw.

1989:
Sri Lanka vs England in ODIs, at Ferozshah Kotla in Delhi, Result: England beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets .

1989:
England right-arm pace bowler Angus Robert Charles Fraser, born in Billinge, played in 46 Tests and 42 ODIs, made his ODI debut this day.

Alec Stewart1989:
England wicketkeeper Alec James Stewart, born in Merton, made his ODI debut this day.

1989:
India vs Pakistan in ODIs, at Sharjah C.A stadium in UAE, Result: Pakistan beat India by 6 wickets.

1995:
Pakistan vs West Indies in ODIs, at Sharjah C.A stadium in U.A.E, Result: West Indies beat Pakistan by 4 wickets.

1997:
Kenya vs Bangladesh in ODIs, at Agakhan Club in Nairobi, Result: Kenya beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets.

1998:
Pakistan vs Australia in Tests, at Arbab Niaz stadium in Peshawar, Result: Draw.

1999:
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in ODIs, at Sharjah C.A. stadium, in UAE. Result: Tie.

2000:
India vs New Zealand in ODIs, at Gymkhana in Nairobi, Result: New Zealand beat India by 4 wickets.

16th October....
1876:
South African all-rounder James Hugh Sinclair was born this day in Swellendam; he played in 25 Tests during 1890s.

1885:
Australian right-hand batsman and leg break googly bowler Sidney Hand Emery was born in Macdonaldtown this day; he played in four Tests.

1944:
England all-rounder Robert Michael Henry Cottam was born this day in Cleethorpes; he played in four Tests during the 1960s.

1971:
Indian all-rounder David Jude Johnson was born this day in Arasikere; he played in two Tests during the 1990s.

1975:
South African all-rounder Jacques Henry Kallis was born this day in Pinelands,Cape Town; he made his Test debut in 1995 and ODI debut in 1996.

Sadagoppan Ramesh1975:
Indian left-handed batsman Sadagoppan Ramesh was born this day in Madras; he made his Test and ODI debut in 1999.

1952:
Pakistani all-rounder Amir Elahi, born in Lahore, played in five Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1952:
Pakistani right-handed batsman Fazal Mahmood, born in Lahore, played in 34 Tests, made his Test debut this day.

1952:
Pakistani wicketkeeper Hanif Mohammad, born in Junagadh, played in 55 Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1952:
Pakistani right-hand batsman Imtiaz Ahmed, born in Lahore, played in 41 Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1952:
Pakistani left-hand batsman Kardar, born in Lahore, played in 23 Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1952:
Pakistani right-hand batsman Maqsood Ahmed, born in Amritsar, played in 16 Tests; made his Test debut this day.

1952:
Pakistani right-hand batsman Waqar Hasan, born in Amritsar, played in 21 Tests; made his Test debut this day.

Kapil Dev1952:
Indian legendery all-rounder Ramlal Nikhanj Kapil Dev, born in Chandigarh, played in 131 Tests and 225 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1952:
India vs Pakistan in Tests, at Ferozshah Kotla in Delhi, Result: India beat Pakistan by an innings and 70 runs.

1976:
New Zealand all-rounder Andrew Duncan Glenn Roberts, born in Te Aroha, played in seven Tests and one ODI; made his ODI debut this day.

1976:
New Zealand right-handed batsman Robert Wickham Anderson, born in Christchurch, played in nine Tests and two ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1976:
New Zealand all-rounder Gary Bertram Troup, born in Taumarunui, played in 15 Tests and 22 ODIs, made his ODI debut this day.

1978:
Pakistan vs India in Tests, at Iqbal stadium in Faisalabad, Result: Draw.

1985:
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in Test, at Iqbal stadium in Faisalabad, Result: Draw.

1987:
West Indian all-rounder Philip Verant Simmons, born in Arima, played in 26 Tests and 143 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1987:
Pakistan vs West Indies in ODI, at Gaddafi stadium in Lahore, Reslut: Pakistan beat West Indies by 1 wicket.

1988:
India vs West Indies in ODI, at Sharjah C.A sadium in UAE Result: India beat West Indies by 23 runs.

1989:
India vs West Indies in ODI, at Sharjah C.A sadium in UAE Result: India beat West Indies by 37 runs.

1994:
South African off break bowler Derek Norman Crookes, born in Mariannhill, played in 32 ODI's, made his ODI debut this day.

1994:
Pakistan vs South Africa in ODI, at National stadium in Karachi, Result: Pakistan beat South Africa by 8 wickets.

17th October....
1924:
England left-hand batsman Roy Kilner was born this day in Low Valley, Wombwell, played in nine Tests during the 1920s.

1964:
India vs Australia in Tests, at Eden Gardens in Calcutta, Result: Daw.

Aravinda De Silva1965:
Sri Lankan right-hand batsman Pinnaduwage Aravinda De Silva was born this day in Colombo; he played in 89 Tests and 275 ODIs; he made his Test and ODI debut in 1984.

1970:
Indian leg break googly bowler Anil Radhakrishna Kumble was born this day in Bangalore; he played in 61 Tests and 209 ODIs, he made his Test and ODI debut in 1990.

1984:
Indian right-arm pace bowler Chetan Jagatram Sharma, born in Ludhiana, played in 23 Tests and 65 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1984:
Pakistan vs India in Tests, at Gaddafi stadium in Lahore, Result: Draw.

1986:
Pakistani all-rounder Saleem Jaffar, born in Karachi, played in 14 Tests and 39 ODIs, made his ODI debut this day.

1986:
West Indian all-rounder Winston Keithroy Matthew Benjamin, played in 21 Tests and 85 ODIs, made his ODI debut this day.

1986:
Pakistan vs West Indies in ODI, at Arbab Niaz stadium in Peshawar, Result: West Indies beat Pakistan by 4 wickets.

1987:
England vs Sri Lanka in ODI, at Arbab Niaz stadium in Peshawar, Result: England beat Sri Lanka by 109 runs.

1987:
India vs Zimbabwe in ODI, at Wankhede Stadium in Bombay, Result: India beat Zimbabwe by 8 Wickets.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul 1994:
West Indian left-hand batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul played in 49 Tests and 106 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1994:
West Indian right-hand batsman Stuart Clayton Williams played in 28 Tests and 57 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1994:
West Indian pace bowler Cameron Eustace Cuffy played in 5 Tests and 29 ODIs; made his ODI debut this day.

1994:
India vs West Indies in ODI, at Mayur stadium in Faridabad, Result: West Indies beat India by 96 runs.

1996:
Pakistani right-arm pace bowler Shahid Nazir, born in Faisalabad, played in 8 Tests and 17 ODIs, made his Test debut this day.

1996:
India vs South Africa in ODI, at Lal Bahadur Shastri stadium in Hyderabad, Result: South Africa beat India by 47 runs.

1997:
South African wicketkeeper Mark Verdon Boucher, born in East London, played in 44 Tests and 96 ODIs, made his Test debut this day.

1997:
Pakistan vs South Africa in Test, at Municipal stadium in Sheikupura, Result: Draw.

1999:
Sri Lanka vs West Indies in ODI, at Sharjah C.A. stadium in UAE, Result: Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 9 wickets.

18th October....
1854:
Australian right-hand batsman William Lloyd Murdoch was born this day in Sandhurst; he played in 18 Tests during late 1980s.

1875:
England right-hand batsman and leg break bowler Leonard Charles Braund was born this day in Clewer played in 23 Tests;,made his Test debut in 1901.

1952:
Sri Lankan all-rounde, Roy Luke Dias, born this day in Colombo, played in 20 Tests and 58 ODIs.

1961:
Australian right-hand batsman Stephen Barry Smith, born this day in Sydney, played in 3 Tests and 28 ODIs, during the 1980s.

Gladstone Small1961:
England right-arm fast medium Gladstone Cleophas Small, born this day in St George, played in 17 Tests and 53 ODIs; he made his debut in 1980.

1968:
Indian right-hand batsman and leg break googly bowler Narendra Deepchand Hirwani, was born this day in Gorakhpur; he played in 17 Tests and 18 ODIs; made his debut in 1988.

1968:
Australian all-rounder Stuart Grant Law was born this day in Herston; played in 1 Test and 54 ODIs, he made his ODI debut in 1994.

1980:
Indian all-rounder Reetinder Singh Sodhi was born this day in Patiala; he played in 14 ODIs, made his ODI debut in December 2000.

1902:
South Africa vs Australia in Tests, at Old Wanderers in Johannesburg, Result: Australia beat South Africa by 159 runs.

1990:
Pakistan vs New Zealand in Tests, at Gaddafi stadium in Lahore, Result: Pakistan beat New Zealand by 9 wickets.

1991:
Indian left-hand batsman Vinod Ganpat Kambli, born in Bombay, played in 17 Tests and 104 ODIs, made his ODI debut this day.

1991:
India vs Pakistan in ODI, at Sharjah C.A. stadium in UAE, Result: India beat Pakistan by 60 runs.

Javagal Srinath1991:
Indian right-arm fast medium Javagal Srinath, born in Mysore, played in 53 Tests and 194 ODIs, made his ODI debut this day.

1992:
Zimbabwe all-rounder David Laud Houghton, born in Salisbury, played in 22 Tests and 63 ODIs, made his Test debut this day.

1992:
Zimbabwe left-hand batsman Andrew Flower, born in Cape Town, played in 54 Tests and 179 ODIs, made his Test debut this day.

1992:
Zimbabwe left-hand batsman Alistair Douglas Ross Campbell, born in Salisbury, played in 56 Tests and 171 ODIs, made his Test debut this day.

1992:
Zimbabwe right-hand batsman and slow left arm bowler Grant William Flower, born in Salisbury, played in 54 Tests and 165 ODIs, made his Test debut this day.

1995:
New Zealand right-hand batsman Lee Kenneth Germon, born in Christchurch, played in 12 Tests and 37 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.

1995:
India vs New Zealand in Tests, at M.Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore, Result: India beat New Zealand by 8 wickets.

19th October....
1860:
Australian right-handd batsman Arthur Harwood Jarvis, born this day in Hindmarsh, Adelaide, played in 11 Tests, during the 1880s.

1900:
Australian right-hand batsman William Harold Ponsford, played in 29 Tests during the 1920s.

1933:
Australian all-rounder Brian Charles Booth, born this day in Perthville, Bathurst, played in 29 Tests, during the 1960s.

1943:
West Indian right-hand batsman Thaddeus Michael Findlay, born this day in Troumaca, played in 10 Tests during the 1960s.

1946:
Australian all-rounder Robert George Holland, born this day in Camperdown, played in 11 Tests and 2 ODIs, during the 1980s.

1956:
India vs Australia in Test, at Corporation stadium in Madras, Result: Australia beat India by an innings and 5 runs.

1987:
Australia vs New Zealand in ODI, at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Indore, Result: Australia beat New Zealand by 3 runs.

1988:
Pakistan vs India in ODI, at Sharjah C.A. stadium in UAE Result: Pakistan beat India by 34 runs.

1989:
West Indies vs Sri Lanka in ODI, at Municipal ground in Rajkot, Result: Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 4 wickets.

1989:
Australia vs England in ODI, at Lal Bahadur Shastri stadium in Hyderabad, Result: England beat Australia by 7 wickets.

1991:
India vs West Indies in ODI, at Sharjah C.A. stadium in U.A.E, Result: India beat West Indies by 19 runs.

1996:
Australia vs South Africa in ODI, at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Indore, Result: South Africa beat Australia by 7 wickets.

Joseph Odoul Angara1997:
Kenya right-arm fast bowler Joseph Odoul Angara, born in Nairobi, played in seven ODI's, made his ODI debut this day.

1997:
Kenya vs Zimbabwe in ODI, at Gymkhana in Nairobi, Result: Zimbabwe beat Kenya by 82 Runs.

1999:
Pakistan vs West Indies in ODI, at Sharjah C.A. stadium in UAE Result: Pakistan beat West Indies by 138 runs.

20th October....
1859:
England right-hand batsman George Brown Studd was born this day in Netheravon; he played four Tests during the 1880s.

1917:
England all-rounder Kenneth Cranston was born this day in Aigburth, Liverpool; he played in eight Tests during the 1940s.

1947:
Pakistani left-handed all-rounder Mohammad Younis Ahmed was born this day in Jallandhar; he played in four Tests and two ODIs.

1957:
England all-rounder Christopher Stuart Cowdrey was born this day in Farnborough; he played in six Tests and three ODIs, during the 1980s.

Navjot Singh Sidhu1963:
Indian right-hand batsman Navjot Singh Bhagwantsingh Sidhu was born this day in Patiala; he played in 51 Tests and 136 ODIs, made his debut in 1980.

1966:
South Africa right-arm fast medium, Allan Anthony Donald was born this day in Bloemfontein, he played in 69 Tests and 136 ODIs, made his debut in 1990.

1970:
Zimbabwe all-rounder Grant William Flower was born this day in Salisbury, he played in 54 Tests and 165 ODIs, made his debut in 1992.

1978:
Indian right-hand batsman Virender Sehwag was born this day in Delhi, played in 18 ODI's, made his ODI debut in 1999.

1980:
Pakistani right-arm fast medium bowler, Fazale Akbar was born this day in Peshawar, played in four Tests and two ODIs, made his debut in 1998.

1987:
Pakistan vs England in ODI, at National stadium in Karachi, Result: Pakistan beat England by 7 wickets.

1989:
Pakistan vs India in ODI, at Sharjah C.A. stadium in UAE, Result: Pakistan beat India by 38 runs.

1994:
India vs West Indies in ODI, at Wankhede stadium in Bombay, Result: India beat West Indies on faster scoring rate.

1994:
Pakistan vs South Africa in ODI, at Cricket stadium in Rawalpindi, Result: Pakistan beat South Africa by 39 runs.

1994:
West Indian right-arm fast medium Barrington St Aubin Browne, born in Georegtown, played in four ODIs, made his ODI debut this day.

1994:
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka in Test, at Queen's Club in Bulawayo, Result: Draw.

1995:
Sri Lanka vs West Indies in ODI, at Sharjah C.A. stadium in UAE, Result: Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 50 runs.

2000:
India vs Sri Lanka in ODI, at Sharjah C.A. stadium in UAE Result: Sri Lanka beat India by 5 wickets.

2000:
South Africa vs New Zealand in ODI, at Witrand Ground in Potchefstroom, Result: Draw.

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