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On This Day in ACT Cricket History – 12 February

  • 1971 – Birth of David Thornton (ACT 1990/91-1998/99)
  • 1978 – Greg Beacroft, Dave Carland, Paul Cremer, Trevor Hilton and Graham Tuckwell make their ACT Debut
  • 1978 – Gary Samuels makes his debut as ACT Captain
  • 1979 – Bruce Willett makes his debut for Australia in Under 19 Tests
  • 1988 – Birth of Sam Miller (ACT 2009/10-2011/12)
  • 2008 – India and Sri Lanka play a One Day International at Manuka Oval

On This Day in ACT Cricket History – 10 February

  • 1885 – Birth of Perc Douglas (ACT Umpire)
  • 1923 – Birth of Jock Cranswick (ACT Umpire)
  • 1937 – First ever male International Match played in the ACT with Southern Districts playing the M.C.C.
  • 1959 – 3rd Prime Minister’s XI match with the opponent being the M.C.C.
  • 1983 – Glenda Hall makes her debut for Australia Under 25
  • 2002 – Kris Britt makes her debut for Australia Youth
  • 2011 – Nathan Lyon makes his First-Class Debut
  • 2014 – Ethan Bartlett and Tom Rogers make their ACT Debut

On This Day in ACT Cricket History – 7 February

  • 1922 – Birth of Les Drayton (ACT 1948/49)
  • 1938 – Birth of David Gould (ACT Umpire)
  • 1954 – Ted Davies and Marcus Quinlivan make their ACT Debut
  • 1954 – George Connelly makes his debut as ACT Captain
  • 1981 – Birth of Ryan Bulger (ACT 1999/00-2008/09)
  • 1984 – Birth of Byron Field (ACT 2002/03)
  • 2015 – Alex Ross makes his First-Class Debut
  • 2014 – ACT play Queensland in the Final of the WCNL T20

On This Day in ACT Cricket History – 6 February

  • 1949 – Ron Mulligan makes his ACT Debut
  • 1954 – John O’Reilly makes his First-Class Debut
  • 1963 – 5th Prime Minister’s XI match with the opponent being the M.C.C. Sir Donald Bradman played in what was his last match of cricket.
  • 1980 – Birth of Mark Divin (ACT 2003/04-2006/07)
  • 1986 – Birth of Daniel Morton (ACT 2014/15)
  • 2001 – David Reynolds makes his ACT Debut
  • 2013 – Australia play their initial One Day International at Manuka Oval with the opponent being West Indies

On This Day in ACT Cricket History – 3 February

  • 1961 – Australian Universities play West Indies at Manuka Oval
  • 1963 – Birth of Lyn Larsen (ACT 1994/95)
  • 1964 – 6th Prime Minister’s XI match with the opponent being South Africa
  • 1974 – Fred Flanagan, Ray Flockton, Barry O’Connell, Zoran Pirjevic and Tim Skinner make their ACT Debut
  • 1974 – John McMurtrie makes his debut as ACT Captain
  • 1984 – Glenda Hall makes her Test Debut for Australia
  • 1987 – John Bull and Greg Irvine makes his debut for Australia Country
  • 1989 – Birth of Daniel Magin (ACT 2014/15)
  • 2003 – Shaun Williams make his debut as ACT Captain
  • 2012 – Rain forces the abandonment of the Prime Minister’s XI v Sri Lanka match