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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

On This Day in ACT Cricket History – 2 February

  • 1954 – Bruce Weissel makes his ACT Debut
  • 1969 – John Barnes, Guy Clews and Graham Reid make their ACT Debut
  • 1983 – Birth of Andrew James (ACT 2000/01)
  • 2016 – Women’s One Day International between Australia and India at Manuka Oval
  • 2018 – 39th Prime Minister’s XI match with the opponent being England
  • 2019 – BBL match between Thunder and Hurricanes at Manuka Oval
  • 2020 – Womens T20 International between Australia and India at Manuka Oval

On This Day in ACT Cricket History – 31 January

  • 1955 – Pat Nash and John Williams make their ACT Debut
  • 1966 – John Romney makes his ACT Debut
  • 1982 – Peter Gulbransen and Mark Thornton make their ACT Debut
  • 1984 – Andrew Ledger makes his ACT Debut
  • 1990 – 13th Prime Minister’s XI match with the opponent being Pakistan
  • 1996 – Ian Garrity makes his debut as ACT Captain
  • 1998 – Simon Mann, Brad Smith and Jason Swift make their List A Debut for the Canberra Comets
  • 1999 – Bruce Hara makes his List A Debut for the Canberra Comets
  • 2005 – Adam Ritchard make his ACT Debut
  • 2016 – Death of Ken Hardy (ACT 1953/54)
  • 2020 – Womens T20 International between England and India at Manuka Oval

On This Day in ACT Cricket History – 30 January

  • 1945 – Death of Fred Shoobert (ACT 1923/24-1924/25)
  • 1950 – Death of Glyn Cavanagh (ACT 1928/29-1931/32)
  • 1956 – A Collins and Robert Rigney make their ACT Debut
  • 1961 – Jim Curran and Syd Smith make their ACT Debut
  • 1965 – Death of Dudley Wark (ACT 1939/40)
  • 1968 – Death of Matt Conroy (ACT 1956/57)
  • 2000 – Canberra Comets play their last match in the Mercantile Mutual Cup
  • 2008 – 30th Prime Minister’s XI match with the opponent being Sri Lanka

On This Day in ACT Cricket History – 29 January

  • 1905 – Birth of Alli Nish (ACT 1923/24-1926/27)
  • 1940 – Harry Alchin makes his ACT Debut
  • 1951 – Kevin Gibb makes his ACT Debut
  • 1951 – Jim Backen makes his debut as ACT Captain
  • 1968 – Ian Armour, David Bennett and Allan Middleton make their ACT Debut
  • 1977 – Mark Clews makes his First-Class Debut
  • 1986 – Death of Harry Woods (ACT 1931/32)
  • 1991 – Death of Norman Parkes (ACT 1932/33-1937/38)
  • 2009 – 31st Prime Minister’s XI match with the opponent being New Zealand
  • 2011 – Zoe Cooke makes her ACT Debut
  • 2013 – 34th Prime Minister’s XI match with the opponent being West Indies
  • 2016 – Nathan Lyon makes his Twenty20 International Debut

On This Day in ACT Cricket History – 28 January

  • 1884 – Birth of John Southwell (ACT 1922/23-1923/24)
  • 1957 – Bob Cirson, Ian Lees and Fred Seymour make their ACT Debut
  • 1968 – Ross Bowe makes his debut as ACT Captain
  • 1979 – John Henry and Terry Khan make their ACT Debut
  • 1982 – Birth of Sam Coates (ACT 2009/10)
  • 1986 – Peter Solway makes his debut for Australia Country
  • 1992 – Birth of Josh Connolly (ACT 2012/13-2014/15)
  • 1993 – Birth of Dean Solway (ACT 2011/12-2017/18)
  • 2004 – 26th Prime Minister’s XI match with the opponent being India
  • 2015 – BBL and WBBL Finals held at Manuka Oval

On This Day in ACT Cricket History – 27 January

  • 1934 – Birth of Allan Hawke (ACT 1954/55-1959/60)
  • 1958 – Malcolm Wheeler makes his ACT Debut
  • 1958 – Ed Christensen makes his debut as ACT Captain
  • 1964 – Gordon Duff makes his ACT Debut
  • 1964 – John Cope makes his debut as ACT Captain
  • 1969 – Graham Morey makes his ACT Debut
  • 1974 – Birth of Hall O’Meagher (ACT 1994/95-1999/00)
  • 1978 – Adrian Black and Ian Way awarded National Medal
  • 1980 – Peter Monaghan makes his ACT Debut
  • 1980 – New South Wales play England in a first-class match at Manuka Oval
  • 1987 – Mark Steel makes his ACT Debut
  • 1988 – Michael Bevan makes his debut for Australia Country
  • 1988 – Australia Country play Sri Lanka at Manuka Oval
  • 2002 – Andrew Lade makes his ACT Debut
  • 2002 – Mark Hatton makes his debut as ACT Captain

On This Day in ACT Cricket History – 25 January

  • 1925 – Edward Maloney and Reston Nish make their ACT Debut
  • 1931 – Fred Dawkins, Edward Murphy and Albert Wright make their ACT Debut
  • 1931 – Herb Pollard makes his debut as ACT Captain
  • 1975 – Birth of Graeme Cunningham (ACT 1998/99-1999/00)
  • 1983 – ACT play New Zealand at Manuka Oval
  • 1983 – Stuart Jones makes his ACT Debut
  • 1984 – Glenda Hall makes her ODI Debut
  • 1984 – ACT play West Indies at Manuka Oval
  • 1988 – Jodie Davis makes her ODI Debut
  • 2005 – 27th Prime Minister’s XI match with the opponent being Pakistan
  • 2011 – Jason Floros makes his Twenty20 Debut

On This Day in ACT Cricket History – 24 January

  • 1974 – Birth of Mark Hatton (ACT 1998/99-2004/05)
  • 1983 – ACT play New Zealand at Manuka Oval
  • 1987 – Col Kelaart and Peter Shea make their ACT Debut
  • 1984 – 8th Prime Minister’s XI match with the opponent being West Indies
  • 2018 – WBBL match between Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Renegades at Manuka Oval
  • 2018 – BBL match between Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Renegades at Manuka Oval
  • 2019 – Matt Gilkes makes his Twenty20 Debut