Portal:Cricket/Anniversaries/June/June 1
Appearance
- Australia
- 1943 - Ian King born. King remains one of the few Indigenous Australians to play first-class cricket.
- England
- 1978 - Chris Old, bowling for England against Pakistan on the first day of the first Test at Edgbaston, takes four wickets in five balls, the middle (and non-wicket-taking) ball of the five being a no ball.
- 1985 - In making 322 against Warwickshire, Viv Richards became the first West Indian to make 300 runs in a day. The 300 came up off only 244 balls, including eight sixes and 42 fours.
- New Zealand
- 1932 - New Zealand seamer, chairman of selectors and umpire Frank Cameron was born.
- South Africa
- 2002 - Hansie Cronje died in a plane crash aged 32. Cronje captained South Africa in 53 matches and admitted to his involvement in match fixing in 2000.