Portal:Cricket/Anniversaries/July/July 2

Dennis Compton

England

• 1935 - South Africa win a Test match in England for the first time, beating England by 157 runs in the second match of the series at Lord's. The match is the 18th game between the two sides in England, and the South Africans have lost nine of the preceding 17.
• 1954 - Denis Compton makes his highest Test innings of 278 against Pakistan at Trent Bridge.[1]

Ireland

• 1969 - Ireland thrashed the West Indies by 9 wickets at Sion Mills. Ireland's captain Dougie Goodwin took 5 for 6, and Alec O'Riordan 4 for 18. [2]

West Indies

• 1952 - Herbert Chang, Test batsman and member of the Rebel West Indian side to South Africa, born in Jamaica.