Portal:Cricket/Anniversaries/August/August 8

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Australia

• 1889 - Jack Ryder was born.

England

• 1914 - WG Grace played his last match in club cricket at the age of 66 for Eltham at home to Northbrook.
• 1965 - Angus Fraser born. Fraser twice took eight wickets in a Test innings in the West Indies.
• 1987 - Pakistan's innings of 708, the highest in their Test history at The Oval came to an end.
• 1909 - Bill Voce was born. Voce was one of the attack bowlers in the 1932-33 Bodyline Series.

India

• 1940 - Dilip Sardesai born.

Pakistan

• 1977 - Mohammad Wasim born.