da betcris： 1887 English batsmen who average 50 in Tests are few and far between, making Charles “Jack” Russell , who was born today, one of a rare breed
Wisden Cricinfo staff07-Oct-2003All Today’s Yesterdays – October 7 down the yearsOctober 6 | October 81887
English batsmen who average 50 in Tests are few and far between, makingCharles “Jack” Russell, who was born today, one of a rare breed.A reliable, largely on-side player, Russell recovered from aninauspicious start (10 runs in four innings) to average 56.87. And hehad a remarkable conversion rate: he made five centuries despite onlypassing 50 on seven occasions. His finest hour came in his last Test, atDurban in 1922-23, when he became the first Englishman to make twohundreds in a Test. A tree was planted to mark the feat, but strangelyRussell never played Test cricket again. He was a Wisden Cricketer ofthe Year in 1923 but appeared in only 10 Tests, the last eight of whichyielded 900 runs at an average of 75. He was also a distinguishedservant for Essex, where he died in 1961.
da 888casino： 1952
The birth of the man who captained Australia to their heaviest Ashesdefeat. Graham Yallop was extremely unfortunate to inherit a team guttedby Kerry Packer, and even Roy of the Rovers would have struggled to makea silk purse out of the sow’s ear that lost 5-1 to Mike Brearley’sEngland in 1978-79. He may not have been the most intuitive captain, butYallop certainly led by example. In the last Test at Sydney, he made 121in an innings where nobody else passed 16. His innings comprised 61.11%of the Australian total of 198, the eighth-highest in a completed Testinnings. Yallop was a punchy left-hander who made eight hundreds in 39Tests, including 167 at Calcutta in 1979-80 in his first innings as anopener, and 268 at Melbourne against Pakistan at Melbourne in 1983-84.He married a Welsh girl and played for Glamorgan 2nd XI in 1977.
1876
The best of the only trio of brothers to have played Test cricket forSouth Africa was born today. Louis Tancred was a scrapper of anopener, very much in the Tavaré mould, happy to grind down attacks sothat the middle order could cash in. He made 97 on debut, againstAustralia at Johannesburg in 1902-03, but that remained his highestscore in 14 Tests. He bagged a pair at Headingley in his first Test inEngland, in 1907, and played his last Test in 1912-13. His brothersAugustus and Vincent played three Tests between them. Louis died inJohannesburg in 1934.
1979
At Kanpur, Geoff Dymock became the third bowler and thefirst Australian to take to dismiss all 11 batsmen in a Test when hebowled Dilip Doshi. But his heroic performance – his match figures of 12for 168 were his best in Tests – could not stop India winning by 153runs. Australia needed 279 to win but collapsed dismally, with Kapil Devand Shival Yadav each taking four wickets.
1870
Birth of a man who was captain in his only Test. South African HenryTaberer was a useful allrounder who took charge when he made hisdebut against Australia at Johannesburg in 1902-03. He was a powerfulhitter and quick bowler who once, for a bet, threw a cricket ball 100yards while stood in a tub. Despite representing Oxford Universityagainst Cambridge at athletics and rugby, he did not gain his cricketBlue. He died in Colesberg in 1932.
1964
An unlikely turnaround gave Australia their third consecutive Testvictory at Madras. India had taken a first-innings lead of 65, butafter Australia set them 333 to win, the home side fell apart. They were0 for 2 and then 24 for 4, and despite a defiant 94 from Hanumant Singh,Australia breezed home by 139 runs. Their star was that gentle giantGraham McKenzie, who returned match figures of 10 for 91.
Other birthdays
1896 Cyril Allcott (New Zealand)
1937 Colin Guest (Australia)
1978 Zaheer Khan (India)