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28th January...
1873:
Australian captain and all-rounder Monty Noble (42 Tests from 1898 to 1909; 1997 runs and 121 wickets) was born.

1880:
England keeper Bert Strudwick (28 Tests from 1910 to 1926; 73 dismissals) was born.

1887:
The Sydney Test match between Australia and England began in the afternoon after the conclusion of a state game between NSW and Victoria - providing the only instance in Australia where one ground staging two first-class matches on the same day.

1887:
England was dismissed for 45 - their lowest ever Test total - by Australia at Sydney.

1906:
New Zealand's left-handed batsman Henry Foley (1 Test in 1930) was born.

1910:
England fast bowler "Hooper" Read (1 Test in 1935) was born.

1930:
South African batsman Clarence Wimble (1 Test in 1892) died aged 68.

1938:
England all-rounder Jack Sharp (3 Tests in 1909) died aged 59.

1964:
England paceman David Lawrence (5 Tests from 1988 to 1992) was born.

1965:
England leg-spinner "Tich" Freeman (12 Tests from 1924 to 1929; 66 wickets) died aged 76.

1967:
South African batsman "Shunter" Coen (2 Tests from 1927 to 1928) died aged 64.

1970:
Australian batsman Tommy Andrews (16 Tests from 1921 to 1926; 592 runs) died aged 79.

1976:
Indian off-spinner EAS Prasanna takes 8-76 at Auckland to record the best ever Test bowling figures in New Zealand.

1997:
Michael Bevan (10-239) against West Indies at Adelaide claims Australia's first ten-wicket haul by a left-arm unorthodox spinner since 1936-37.

1997:
Nathan Astle (102 not out) and last man Danny Morrison (14 not out) put on an unbeaten 106 for the tenth wicket in 166 minutes to save New Zealand from a certain defeat against England at Auckland.

1999:
Indian keeper P Krishnamurthy (5 Tests in 1971) died aged 51.

29th January...
1854:
England batsman Rev. VPFA "Vernon" Royle (1 Test in 1879) was born.

1896:
West Indian captain and batsman Edward "Teddy" Hoad (4 Tests from 1928 to 1933) was born.

1921:
England batsman Billy Gunn (11 Tests from 1887 to 1899) died aged 62.

1926:
England's left-arm spinner Bob Berry (2 Tests in 1950) was born.

1932:
England's left-handed batsman and now ICC match referee Raman Subha Row (13 Tests from 1958 to 1961; 984 runs, avg. 46.86) was born.

1947:
England pace bowler Fred Barratt (5 Tests from 1929 to 1930) died aged 52.

1951:
West Indian fast bowler Andy Roberts (47 Tests from 1974 to 1983; 202 wickets) was born.

1966:
Australian openers Bill Lawry and Bob Simpson put on 244 for the first wicket against England at Adelaide - still the best ever stand for the opening wicket at this venue.

1968:
New Zealand's pace bowler Chris Pringle (14 Tests from 1990 to 1995; 30 wickets) was born.

1968:
Indian batsman LP Jai (1 Test in 1933) died aged 65.

1972:
Australian paceman Simon Cook (2 Tests in 1997) was born.

1975:
West Indies beat India on the sixth day at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai to take the Test series 3-2.

1977:
South African captain and all-rounder "Buster" Nupen (17 Tests from 1921 to 1936) died aged 75.

1979:
South Africa's latest pace sensation Mfuneko Ngam was born.

1998:
The Kingston Test match between West Indies and England was abandoned because of a rogue pitch. Only 62 balls in 56 minutes were bowled making it one of the shortest Test match.

30th January...
1853:
England keeper Leland Hone (1 Test in 1879) was born in Dublin.

1883:
After the Sydney Test match, the England team was presented with the ashes of a bail. This presentation saw the beginning of the famous Ashes series.

1892:
Bobby Abel (132*) carries his bat through out the innings against Australia

at Sydney - to become the first to do so for England.

1897:
Australian batsman John Cottam (1 Test in 1887) died aged 29.

1913:
West Indian pace bowler RL "Dickie" Fuller (1 Test in 1935) was born.

1929:
South African off-spinner Hugh "Toey" Tayfield (37 matches from 1949 to 1960; 170 wickets) was born.

1942:
England pace bowler David Brown (26 Tests from 1965 to 1969; 79 wickets) was born.

1951:
Australian all-rounder Trevor Laughlin (3 Tests in 1978) was born.

1960:
The third day's play between West Indies and England at Port of Spain was marred when sections of the crowd of 30,000 threw bottles, rioted and brought play to a premature close when the umpire declared the batsman CK Singh run-out.

1961:
Sri Lankan off-spinner Ranjith Madurasinghe (3 Tests from 1988 to 1992) was born.

1961:
West Indian off-spinner Lance Gibbs claims a hat-trick against Australia at Adelaide.

1963:
England captain and batsman Sir Pelham "Plum" Francis Warner (15 Tests from 1899 to 1912; 622 runs) died aged 89.

1974:
Australia's left-arm pace bowler Bill Whitty (14 Tests from 1909 to 1912; 65 wickets) died aged 87.

1976:
South African batsman PT "Plum" Lewis (1 Test in 1913) died aged 91.

1994:
Kapil Dev at Bangalore against Sri Lanka equals Sir Richard Hadlee's world record tally of 431 wickets.