Portal:Cricket/Anniversaries/June/June 27
- Australia
- 1939 - Neil Hawke is born in Cheltenham, South Australia. Hawke was an all-round sportsman who played cricket for Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia and Australian rules football for Port Adelaide, East Perth and West Torrens.
- England
- 1939 - West Indian George Headley becomes the first player to complete two centuries in a Test match at Lord's when he follows his first innings 106 with a second innings of 107. But England win the match by eight wickets.
- South Africa
- 1980 - Kevin Pietersen is born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal.
- 1983 - Dale Steyn is born in Phalaborwa, South Africa.