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Sanath Jayasuriya

England

• 1900 - Batsman Maurice Leyland is born.
• 1971 - Controversial fast bowler Ed Giddins is born.
• 1981 - England, having followed on 227 runs behind Australia in the third Ashes Test at Leeds, subside to 135 for seven wickets in their second innings in the early afternoon, still 92 behind. Then an eighth wicket stand of 117 between Ian Botham and Graham Dilley avoids the innings defeat and at close of play England are 351 for nine, with Botham still not out. The next day completes the story.[1]

Sri Lanka

• 2000 - Sanath Jayasuriya (pictured) scores 148 off 156 balls on the first day of a Test series against South Africa in Galle.

India

• 1911 - Baqa Jilani, who was later selected for a Test by the Maharajkumar of Vizianagram for insulting CK Nayudu is born.