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February 1

Australia
Pakistan

February 2

SCG
SCG
In Bangladesh
  • 1968 - Aminul Islam is born. Aminul made a century in his debut Test against India at Dhaka. The match was also his country's first Test. The only other two men to achieve the same feat were Charles Bannerman (AUS) and Dave Houghton (ZIM).
In Australia

February 3

In the West Indies
In Australia

February 4

Australia
New Zealand
Pakistan
South Africa

February 5

England
South Africa

February 6

Brad Hogg
Brad Hogg

Australia

  • 1948 - Don Bradman plays his last Test innings in Australia. He tore a rib muscle and retired hurt at 57.
  • 1971 - Brad Hogg is born on this day.

England

New Zealand

South Africa

February 7

Anil Kumble
Anil Kumble
In India
In Australia

February 8

George Coulthard
George Coulthard
Australia
  • 1879 - During a Sydney match between a touring English team and a team from the New South Wales Cricket Association, a riot ensues after star Australian batsman Billy Murdoch was given out by Victorian umpire George Coulthard (pictured).
India

February 9

Australia
England

February 10

In Australia

February 11

Australia
West Indies
  • 1948 - Billy Griffith, pressed into service as emergency opening batsman by England in second Test against West Indies at Bridgetown, scores his maiden first-class century, finishing (the following morning) with 140.

February 12

In India
In New Zealand

February 13

West Indies

February 14

Bert Hopkins
Bert Hopkins
In England
In South Africa

February 15

New Zealand
  • 1978 - After 48 years and in the 48th Test between the two countries, New Zealand finally win a Test match against England, winning by 72 runs in a low-scoring match at Wellington.
West Indies

February 16

Archie Jackson
Archie Jackson
Australia
New Zealand
West Indies
  • 1904 - Ellis Achong, who appeared in six Tests in the 1930s and is sometimes credited as the origin of the term "chinaman" to describe slow left-arm unorthodox spin bowling, is born in Trinidad.
  • 1954 - Michael Holding is born at Kingston.

February 17

Australia
New Zealand
Sri Lanka

February 18

Billy Murdoch
Billy Murdoch
Australia
England

February 19

England

February 20

England

February 21

Australia
India
West Indies

February 22

Bangladesh
New Zealand

February 23

Herschelle Gibbs
Herschelle Gibbs
South Africa
Canada

February 24

Australia
England
South Africa
West Indies

February 25

Don Bradman
Don Bradman
Australia
Sri Lanka

February 26

Pakistan
West Indies

February 27

Jack Badcock
Jack Badcock
Australia
  • 1937 - Jack Badcock hits 118 for Australia in the decisive Ashes Test at Melbourne, the only time in 12 innings in seven Tests that specialist batsman Badcock is not dismissed while still in single figures.
New Zealand
South Africa

February 28

New Zealand

February 29

England
New Zealand