Today In Cricket History: 18 May

People born on this day:

1905: Hedley Verity, terrific slow left-armer for England pre-WWII
1925: Nigel Howard, four Tests for England as captain in India, 1951-52
1940: Pat Trimborn, South African pace bowler in four Tests 1966-70
1945: Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79
1959: Graham Dilley, England wicket-taker of the eighties
1970: Carl Tuckett, West Indian ODI pace bowler 1998
1972: Amay Khurasiya, Indian ODI left-handed batsman 1999-2001

People died on this day:

1953: Tom Killick, while at the crease. Two Tests for Eng 1929
1956: Maurice Tate, 39 Tests for England, 155 wickets

Events on this day:

1935: Harold Gimblett scores 123 in 80 mins on debut for Somerset
1955: Atkinson and Depeiaza take WI from 6-187 to 6-494 in day v Aust

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