- England
- 1899 - Jack Hearne, takes the first hat trick in Test cricket in England, dismissing Australians Clem Hill, Syd Gregory and Monty Noble in a match at Headingley[1]
- 1924 - England become the first team to score 500 runs in a single day's play, as they score 503/2 in a match versus South Africa at Lord's [2]
- 1930 - Don Bradman, scores 254 versus England at Lord's in his first test innings there, as Australia reach 720/6.[3]
- 1933 - M. J. K. Smith, who captained England in exactly half of his 50 Tests, is born in Leicester
- Sri Lanka
- 1969 - Sanath Jayasuriya (pictured) is born in Matara
- India
- 1941 - John Jameson, the English cricketer who faced the first ball in World Cup history, is born in Bombay (now Mumbai)
- 1973 - Dodda Ganesh is born.
- South Africa
- 1941 - Peter Pollock, the South African fast bowler and selector, father of Shaun, is born in Pietermaritzburg