1871 - Tom Hayward, leading professional batsman from the years before the First World War and scorer of then-record tally of 3518 runs in the 1906 season, is born at Cambridge
1994 - Australian captain Allan Border retires after being out for 45 runs at Durban. Border held numerous career records: 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).
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