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Australia
  • 1955 - Captain Allan Border is born in Sydney, New South Wales. Border held numerous career records including: top run scorer (11,174 runs); most Test matches played (156); batted in more Test innings than any other player (265); captained Australia 93 times (all consecutive).
England
  • 1948 - Australia, led by an unbeaten 173 by captain Donald Bradman, hit 404 for three wickets to win the fourth Ashes Test from England at Leeds, then the highest score in a fourth innings to win a Test match. The century is Bradman's last in Tests.