Portal:Cricket/Anniversaries/January/January 2

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In Australia

• 1879 - Fred Spofforth (pictured) takes the first Test hat-trick against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
• 1937 - The start of the third Test against England at Melbourne which included Don Bradman's knock of 270 which is rated by Wisden as the top test innings of all time

In India

• 1979 - Sunil Gavaskar becomes the only batsman to hit a century in each innings of a Test match three times

In Bangladesh

• 1990 - Indian batsman Raman Lamba died after being hit on the head while fielding at short slip during a club match.