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- Australia
- 1926 - Victoria hit a world record 1107 runs against New South Wales on day three of a Sheffield Shield match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Victoria won the match by an innings and 656 runs.
- 1928 - Alan Kippax (pictured) (260) and Hal Hooker (62) set a world first-class last-wicket partnership record of 307 at the MCG for New South Wales against Victoria. The stand lasted just under five hours.
- England
- 1967 - Sydney Barnes, 189 wickets in 27 Test matches for England, dies aged 94 at Chadsmoor, Staffordshire.
- West Indies
- 1935 - Rohan Kanhai is born at Port Mourant, British Guiana.
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