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New Zealand

• 1928 - New Zealand captain and all-rounder John Reid was born. Of his 58 Tests as captain, New Zealand only won three - but these were their first three Test victories.

Pakistan

• 1966 - Wasim Akram was born. The left-arm fast bowler took 916 international wickets for Pakistan.

South Africa

• 1904 - Vincent Tancred dies.
• 1981 - Eric Dalton dies.

Zimbabwe

• 1961 - Kevin Arnott, the first Zimbabwean to face a ball in Tests and second to make a century, was born.