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Freddie Trueman Becomes the First Man to Take 300 Test Wickets — The Oval, August 1964

England vs Australia

1964-08-15

On 15 August 1964, at The Oval, Fred Trueman caught Neil Hawke at slip off his own bowling to become the first man in cricket history to take 300 Test wickets. The milestone had been expected for several matches; the moment itself was characteristically Trueman — a slip catch taken with ease off a delivery bowled in anger. His celebrated remark, that 'whoever gets the next lot'll be bloody tired', has echoed in cricket ever since.

#freddie-trueman#300-wickets#test-cricket
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Geoff Boycott's Test Debut — 48 Against Australia, Trent Bridge, June 1964

England vs Australia

1964-06-04

Geoffrey Boycott of Yorkshire made his Test debut at Trent Bridge in June 1964, opening the batting against Neil Hawke and Graham McKenzie and scoring 48 — cautious, correct and utterly determined. It was the beginning of a Test career of 108 matches and 8,114 runs, the most polarising batting career England has produced.

#geoff-boycott#debut#ashes
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Pataudi 203* — India's First Double Hundred at Home, February 1964

India vs England

1964-02-08

On 8 February 1964 at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla, India captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi made an unbeaten 203 against England in the fourth Test — the first double century by an Indian batsman in India and the highest individual score by an Indian Test captain at the time. Pataudi was 23 and had been playing with one effective eye for two and a half years.

#mansur ali khan pataudi#tiger pataudi#delhi
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Bob Simpson 311 at Old Trafford — July 1964

England vs Australia

1964-07-23

On 23-25 July 1964 at Old Trafford, Australian captain Bob Simpson made 311 against England — his first Test century, in his 30th Test. He batted for 762 minutes (just under 13 hours), faced 743 balls, and helped Australia retain the Ashes by ensuring there could be no defeat in the fourth Test. Only Don Bradman, among Australians, had previously scored a Test triple century in England.

#bob simpson#old trafford#1964