Portal:Cricket/Anniversaries/June/June 8
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- England
- 1932 - Ray Illingworth, the only English captain to regain The Ashes in Australia since the Bodyline series, was born at Pudsey.
- 1945 - England left-arm spinner Derek Underwood was born at Bromley. He was at his best on a sticky wicket and took 297 Test wickets.
- 1950 - West Indian spinners Alf Valentine and Sonny Ramadhin made their Test debut at Old Trafford, sharing fifteen wickets in the match.
