On this day: A Sneak Peek down the memory lane, 1st May

May 1, 2016 at 12:51 PM

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On this day: A Sneak Peek down the memory lane, 1st May

The World of Cricket has been entertaining everyone from more than a century and a half and has provided some emotional and nerve tingling moments in this time.

It is a sport that not only provides entertainment but also unites countries from around the world. The spirit of the game and the relationships it builds between nations has been evident for everyone to see from the outset and its role in the whole economy cannot be ignored.

Every year, every month, over the last century and a half, the sport of cricket has provided moments that shook nations together and we here at https://sportzwiki.com/ will try and take you back to those days when cricket marked itself.

Here are 5 things that took place on the 1st of May over the years:

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  1. Birthday – Gordon Greenidge:

Born in Barbados this dayin1951, Gordon Greenidge went on to become one of the finest players to ever play for the Caribbean outfit.

At 12, he moved to England, played county cricket there and was eligible to play for the England national team but Greenidge decided to don the West Indies colors and the rest is history. He formed one of the greatest opening partnerships with Desmond Haynes and dismantled almost every bowling attack in the world at that time.

He scored 7558 runs in his test career at an average of 44.72 with a highest score of 226 against England. He played his last international game in 1991 against England at Manchester.

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  1. Greenidge plays his last test:

Greenidge, who is now 65 years of age, played his last test match in his career on this day, on his 40th birthday.

In the 5th and the last test match of the series between Australia and West Indies in Antigua, the visitors won the toss, chose to bat and put on a formidable score in the first innings. Greenidge needed to play a big innings but was out for 6 in the first innings and 40 odd in the second leaving his team with a 157-run loss against Australia.

Though West Indies won the series 2-1, this turned out to be the last game for the legendary batsman who ended his career after a knee injury on a tour to England just a few months later.

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  1. First ever limited over game:

It was the Gillette Cup way back in 1963 that the first One-day International was played in the world of cricket.

Lancashire and Leicestershire went head to head at the Old Trafford in Manchester in a game that was dampened by rain. The game was forced into the second day due to the weather and a 65-over a side game was played on the next day.

Lancashire scored 304 for 9 in their 65 overs (reduced to 60 overs-a-side in 1964) and bowled Leicestershire out for 203 recording the first ever victory in limited over cricket.

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  1. Career best score for Waugh:

In what turned out to be one of the best innings of his stellar career, Steve Waugh responded to West Indies’ domination in the early 90’s with a sizzling knock at Jamaica.

In the 4th test of Australia’s tour of West Indies in 1995, West Indies who won the toss and chose to bat were all out for just 265 runs in the first innings. Australia made sure that they only batted once thanks to centuries from Mark Waugh and Steve Waugh. Steve Waugh went on to make his century count and scored 200 before holding out to Brian Lara in the slip.

The visitors won the game with an innings and 53 runs but this game will be remembered for Waugh’s highest score in his test career.

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  1. Don Bradman lays the groundwork:

In a tour match against Worcestershire, Sir Don Bradman took his game to a whole new level.

Way back in 1930, Australia toured England for a test series and started that tour with a game against Worcestershire. The hosts were bundled out for just 131 runs and the visitors made sure that they take full advantage of the tour game.

They scored 492 in the first innings thanks to centuries from Woodfull and Bradman. Bradman was a class apart in the game as he scored 236 runs and made a statement before the start of the series.

He went on to score another 185 not out in his next innings, against Leicestershire proving his class overseas.

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