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Before Mushtaq Mohammad and Sachin Tendulkar, there was Mohammad Ashraful © AFP
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September 8
The history boy
2001
A moment of history at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo, as Mohammad Ashraful of Bangladesh becomes the youngest man, or boy, ever to make a Test century... More
September 7
Birth of the one-day final
1963
The inaugural Gillette Cup final was also the first major one-day final to be played at Lord's... More
September 6
A Pakistani whirlwind
1968
The birth of one of the most exciting and productive opening batsmen... More
September 5
Sobers: limited-overs flop
1973
The great Garry Sobers scored 8032 runs in Tests - 8032 more than he made in one-day internationals... More
September 4
Dashing Denis
1947
Playing for Middlesex at Lord's, Denis Compton took yet another century off the touring South Africans in his golden summer... More
September 3
Chapman in charge
1900
One of England's most popular and successful Test captains was born... More
September 2
Arlott's last stand
1980
As the rain-hit Centenary Test petered out at Lord's, Australia's Kim Hughes became only the third man to bat on all five days of a Test match... More
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