Portal:Cricket/Anniversaries/December/December 26

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England

• 1967 - Sydney Barnes, 189 wickets in 27 Test matches for England, dies aged 94 at Chadsmoor, Staffordshire

Australia

• 1926 - Victoria hit a world record 1107 runs against New South Wales on day three of a Sheffield Shield match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Victoria won the match by an innings and 656 runs.[1]
• 1928 - Alan Kippax (pictured) (260) and Hal Hooker (62) set a world first-class last-wicket partnership record of 307 at the MCG for New South Wales against Victoria.[2] The stand lasted just under five hours.