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Today In Cricket History: 12 March

People born on this day:

1950: George Sharp, Northants wicketkeeper now Test umpire
1960: Eldine Baptiste, WI all-rounder early eighties
1904: Ken James, NZ's first Test wicketkeeper, later Northants
1978: Louis Burger, Namibian medium-pacer 2003 World Cup
1913: Harold Butler, England pace bowler late forties

People died on this day:

1883: Murrumgunarriman AKA Twopenny, Aboriginal team 1868, NSW 1869
2002: Abdul Kadir, Pakistan wicketkeeper 1964-65
1957: Harry Dean, England left-arm bowler in 3 Tests, 1912

Events on this day:

1982: First-class debut of Courtney Walsh, Jamaica v Leeward Islands
2006: Australia scores 434 for 4, ODI world record that lasted four hours
1995: Lara scores 139 in ODI v Australia at Port-of-Spain
2006: South Africa scores 438 for 9 in 49.5 overs to beat Australia in Wanderers ODI
1889: Start of South Africa's first Test, v England, Port Elizabeth

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