Portal:Cricket/Anniversaries/June/June 3

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