July 09 2011 ... Day's Play

1990 -- Richard Hadlee ends his Test career at 431 wickets with a final spell of 5-53. This was at that time the highest wicket tally, which was later eclipsed by India's Kapil Dev.

1930 -- Birthday of Roy McLean, prolific South African batsman played 40 Test Matches in the Fifties and Sixties.

1969 -- Birthday of Venkatapathy Raju, slow left armer of India during the Nineties, played in the Eden Gardens Miracle Test against Australia.

1979 -- JG Navle India's first Test wicket keeper cricketer passed away.