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On This Day in ACT Cricket History – 14 November

  • 1937 – Kevin Cunningham makes his ACT Debut
  • 1937 – Lorne Lees makes his debut as ACT Captain
  • 1940 – Death of James McCawley (ACT Umpire)
  • 1976 – Death of William Fogarty (ACT 1934/35)
  • 1987 – Huntly Armstrong and Paul Evans make their ACT Debut
  • 1998 – Mark Hatton makes his ACT Debut and his List A Debut for the Canberra Comets
  • 2015 – Aaron Ayre makes his First-Class Debut

On This Day in ACT Cricket History – 13 November

  • 1943 – Birth of Greg Lord (ACT 1969/70)
  • 1956 – Death of Arthur Jeffreys (ACT Umpire)
  • 1960 – John Cope, Bruce Hutchison, Robert Read and Peter Smith make their ACT Debut
  • 1960 – Brian James makes his debut as ACT Captain
  • 1961 – Birth of Ken Rookes (ACT 1982/83-1989/90)
  • 1965 – ACT play their first match at Deakin Oval
  • 1965 – John Bremner and Denis Coombes make their ACT Debut
  • 1965 – John Gallop make his debut as ACT Captain
  • 1974 – Southern New South Wales play M.C.C. at Manuka Oval
  • 1993 – Mark Higgs and Aaron Williams make their ACT Debut
  • 1999 – Duncan Brede, Dave Jeffrey, Anthony McQuire, Colin Smart and Anthony Stuart make their List A Debut for the Canberra Comets.

On This Day in ACT Cricket History – 12 November

  • 1965 – Death of Warren McDonald (ACT 1925/26-1932/33)
  • 1966 – William Atkinson, Gary Potts, Robert Sutton, Allan Taylor and Kyle Wilson make their ACT Debut
  • 1976 – Birth of Adam Morehouse (ACT Scorer)
  • 1988 – Colin Crouch makes his ACT Debut
  • 1990 – Mark Tournier makes his ACT Debut
  • 1992 – 16th Prime Minister’s XI match with the opponent being West Indies
  • 1994 – David Follett and Simon Swan make their ACT Debut
  • 1999 – Birth of Matilda Lugg (ACT 2019/20)

On This Day in ACT Cricket History – 11 November

  • 1897 – Birth of Alfred Conron (ACT 1929/30)
  • 1919 – Birth of Frank Pryor (ACT 1945/46-1951/52)
  • 1956 – Robert Howe and Dick Searle make their ACT Debut
  • 1967 – Adrian Black, Ross Bowe, Graham Dawson, Mike Howell and Phil Slacksmith make their ACT Debut
  • 1967 – Kev McCarty makes his debut as ACT Captain
  • 1968 – Birth of Stephen Frost (ACT 1987/88-2003/04)
  • 1984 – Death of Lawrence Hodges (ACT 1938/39)
  • 1984 – Mike Watkinson makes his ACT Debut
  • 1989 – Ken Bone, Bill Bryceland and Neil Woods make their ACT Debut
  • 1990 – ACT play their first match at the Sydney Cricket Ground
  • 1990 – Peter Martin and Mike McMahon make their ACT Debut
  • 1995 – Michael Kavanagh and Mike Veletta make their ACT Debut
  • 1995 – Mike Veletta makes his debut as ACT Captain
  • 2006 – Amy Jason-Jones makes her WNCL Debut for Western Australia
  • 2011 – Jason Behrendorff makes his First-Class Debut

On This Day in ACT Cricket History – 10 November

  • 1943 – Death of Edward Jones (ACT 1940/41)
  • 1947 – Birth of Zoran Pirjevic (ACT 1973/74)
  • 1962 – Mal Elliott, Max Preston, Ken Roberts and Graeme Smith make their ACT Debut
  • 1964 – Death of Henry Waterman (ACT 1928/29)
  • 1981 – Death of Bill Nordsvan (ACT 1937/38)
  • 1995 – Birth of Lain Beckett (ACT 2013/14-2014/15)
  • 2003 – Darren McNees makes his ACT Debut
  • 2006 – 29th Prime Minister’s XI match with the opponent being England
  • 2013 – Jenny Taffs makes her ACT Debut

On This Day in ACT Cricket History – 9 November

  • 1924 – Albert Britton, Lisle Maloney, Robert Sheppeard and Edwin Wilton make their ACT Debut
  • 1944 – Birth of Ken Brazel (ACT Umpire)
  • 1947 – George Frewin, Jack Murphy and Merv Wark make their ACT Debut
  • 1947 – Merv Wark makes his debut as ACT Captain
  • 1968 – Mike Curtin, Terry Gibson, Mel Johnson and Ian Mackay make their ACT Debut
  • 1970 – Birth of Scott Bannerman (ACT 1991/92)
  • 1994 – 18th Prime Minister’s XI match with the opponent being England
  • 1998 – Birth of Carly Leeson (ACT 2019/20)
  • 2002 – Charlotte Anneveld makes her WNCL Debut for New South Wales
  • 2007 – Death of John Cleary (ACT 1952/53)
  • 2008 – Women’s One Day International between Australia and India at Manuka Oval
  • 2012 – Wui-Kwan Wong makes her ACT Debut
  • 2018 – Anna Lanning makes her ACT Debut

On This Day in ACT Cricket History – 8 November

  • 1911 – Birth of John Withers (ACT 1930/31)
  • 1915 – Birth of Leo Kirkham (ACT 1937/38)
  • 1920 – Birth of Greg Humphries (ACT Umpire)
  • 1959 – John Hukins and Barney Jones make their ACT Debut
  • 1969 – Death of Lisle Maloney (ACT 1924/25-1940/41)
  • 1995 – Birth of Nicola Hancock (ACT 2016/17-2019/20)
  • 2008 – Women’s One Day International between Australia and India at Manuka Oval
  • 2013 – Nicola Browne makes her ACT Debut

On This Day in ACT Cricket History – 7 November

  • 1921 – Birth of George Frewin (ACT 1947/48-1950/51)
  • 1953 – Birth of Ken Stone (ACT 1982/83-1986/87)
  • 1976 – Death of Ken Pickering (ACT 1925/26-1926/27)
  • 1980 – ACT play New Zealand at Manuka Oval
  • 1980 – Brett Hannam makes his ACT Debut
  • 1980 – Birth of James Franklin (ACT 2008/09)
  • 2004 – Jack Smith makes his List A Debut
  • 2007 – Brett Davies and Ben Oakley make their ACT Debut
  • 2016 – Ben Manenti makes his ACT Debut

On This Day in ACT Cricket History – 5 November

  • 1895 – Birth of William Cottingham (ACT 1923/24-1928/29)
  • 1919 – Birth of Alf Drayton (ACT 1937/38-1955/56)
  • 1936 – Birth of Robert Laurie (ACT 1957/58-1964/65)
  • 1952 – Birth of Andy Turner (ACT Umpire)
  • 1978 – ACT play their first match at ANU South Oval
  • 1978 – Peter O’Reilly, Mike Suidgeest and Bruce Willett make their ACT Debut
  • 1978 – Dene Moore makes his debut as ACT Captain
  • 1979 – Death of Clyde Bunny (ACT 1930/31-1931/32)
  • 1982 – Birth of Brett Anderton (ACT 2004/05)
  • 2019 – 1st ever Male T20 International played at Manuka Oval between Australia and Pakistan