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October 1

England

October 2

Australia

October 3

Australia

October 4

South Africa
  • 1931 - Basil D'Oliveira, who played 44 Tests for England having been unable to play first-class cricket in his native country because of the apartheid regime, is born at Cape Town

October 5

Australia

October 6

Richie Benaud
Richie Benaud
In Australia

October 7

India
South Africa
Sri Lanka

October 8

West Indies

October 9

India
Pakistan

October 10

New Zealand

October 11

India

October 12

India

October 13

South Africa

October 14

Sri Lanka

October 15

In South Africa

October 16

Pakistan
  • 1952 - Played in its first Test match, against India at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi.
South Africa

October 17

Anil Kumble
Anil Kumble
India
New Zealand
Sri Lanka

October 18

Canada
Zimbabwe

October 19

Bill Ponsford
Bill Ponsford
In Australia

October 20

India
South Africa

October 21

Australia

October 22

New Zealand

October 23

W. G.: The end of an era
W. G.: The end of an era
England

October 24

South Africa

October 25

Australia
  • 1982 - David Hookes scores the fastest first-class century in terms of deliveries faced (34)
England

October 26

New Zealand

October 27

Australia
India
Sri Lanka
Australia

October 28

Australia

October 29

Michael Vaughan
Michael Vaughan
Australia
England
  • 1915 - Dennis Brookes is born. Brookes played for Northamptonshire from 1934 to 1959 (as captain from 1954 to 1957), was President of the club from 1982 to 1984 and the gates at the Abington Avenue End of Northampton's County Ground are named after him.
  • 1974 - Michael Vaughan (pictured) is born. Vaughan captained England to more Test wins than any of his predecessors.

October 30

England
West Indies
Zimbabwe

October 31

India