Historic Cricket Moments on November 22

Historic Cricket Moments on November 22

Cricketers Born on November 22

Indika GallageLK
Indika Gallage

50y / 1975

All-rounder

Madelein LotterLK
Madelein Lotter

54y / 1971

Batsman

Nilantha RatnayakeLK
Nilantha Ratnayake

57y / 1968

Batsman

Akram RazaPK
Akram Raza

61y / 1964

Bowler

Zulfiqar AhmedPK
Zulfiqar Ahmed

99y / 1926

Batsman

Harry GrahamAU
Harry Graham

155y / 1870

Batsman

Neil McCallumSCO
Neil McCallum

48y / 1977

Batsman

Trevor MadondoZW
Trevor Madondo

49y / 1976

Batsman

Gary BallanceZW
Gary Ballance

36y / 1989

Batsman

Wayne LarkinsENG
Wayne Larkins

72y / 1953

Batsman

Johnny TyldesleyENG
Johnny Tyldesley

152y / 1873

Batsman

Marvan AtapattuLK
Marvan Atapattu

55y / 1970

Batsman

Mushtaq MohammadPK
Mushtaq Mohammad

82y / 1943

All-rounder

Player Info

1943 – Mushtaq Mohammad: Pakistan’s Young Prodigy

Mushtaq Mohammad, born in 1943, became the youngest Test player at 15 years and 124 days and the youngest Test centurion at 17 years and 82 days. A talented allrounder, he averaged nearly 40 with the bat and under 30 with the ball. His finest performance came in Trinidad in 1976-77, scoring 121 and 56 and taking 5 for 28 and 3 for 69 to secure victory over the West Indies. Mushtaq’s cricketing family included three brothers and a nephew who also played Tests. He represented Northants between 1966 and 1977 with distinction.

1999 – Gilchrist & Langer’s Hobart Heroics

Australia staged a remarkable chase against Pakistan in Hobart in 1999. At 126 for 5 chasing 369, Justin Langer anchored the innings while Adam Gilchrist, in just his second Test, blitzed an unbeaten 149 off 163 balls. Australia won by four wickets, marking their third consecutive Test victory and boosting the team’s confidence for future encounters.

1994 – India Beats West Indies in Bombay

The West Indies suffered a major setback in 1994 when India won by 96 runs in Bombay. Chasing 363, the West Indies were 82 for 5 before Jimmy Adams and Junior Murray almost recovered the innings. Indian spinners returned to clean up the tail, marking India’s tenth consecutive home Test win and signaling cracks in the once-dominant West Indies team.

1970 – Marvan Atapattu: The Patient Sri Lankan

Sri Lanka’s Marvan Atapattu, born in 1970, began his Test career slowly, scoring just one run in his first six innings. He later became a reliable and technically sound batter, part of the 1996 World Cup-winning squad, and captained Sri Lanka briefly in 2005. Off the field, he made headlines for his blunt criticism of selectors, eventually retiring after a short series in Australia. He later became a batting coach.

1974 – Richards & Greenidge: West Indies Debut

In 1974, Viv Richards and Gordon Greenidge made their Test debuts against India in Bangalore. Greenidge impressed immediately with scores of 93 and 107, becoming the first West Indian to score a century on Test debut overseas. Richards was less successful initially but would later become one of the game’s most feared batsmen. West Indies won by 267 runs.

2021 – Shahrukh Khan Wins Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

M Shahrukh Khan’s last-ball six gave Tamil Nadu their second consecutive Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, beating Karnataka by four wickets in Delhi. After a slow start and only 47 runs in the powerplay, Shahrukh and R Sanjay Yadav revived the chase with a 19-run over and finished the match emphatically.

1873 – JT Tyldesley: England’s Enterprising Opener

JT “Johnny” Tyldesley, born in 1873, was a fleet-footed stroke-maker who scored nearly 40,000 first-class runs. In his second Test, he scored 112 to help England beat South Africa by 210 runs in 1898-99. He scored three more centuries against Australia but never led England to victory. Tyldesley died in 1930.

1953 – Wayne “Ned” Larkins: England’s Thunderous Opener

Wayne Larkins, born in 1953, was a powerful county opener who struggled to replicate the form in Tests. Selected for the 1989-90 West Indies tour, he scored 75 and 54 in Jamaica and Trinidad but failed in Barbados and Sydney, ending his Test career shortly after.

1989 – Gary Ballance: England’s Zimbabwe-born Batsman

Born in 1989, Gary Ballance entered the England Test side after Jonathan Trott left the 2014-15 Ashes tour. He scored three centuries and three fifties in his first year but was later overlooked, returning in 2016 with only one half-century in 11 innings and missing the India tour.

1976 – Trevor Madondo: Zimbabwe’s Tragic Talent

Trevor Madondo, born in 1976, was a promising Zimbabwean right-hand batter and occasional wicketkeeper. He played three Tests and scored an unbeaten 74 in his final innings against New Zealand in 2000-01. Madondo tragically died of malaria at 24 in 2001.

1977 – Neil McCallum: Scotland’s Middle-order Mainstay

Scotland’s Neil McCallum, born in 1977, began his one-day career with a half-century against Pakistan and scored his maiden century against Kenya in Nairobi. He remained a consistent presence in Scotland’s batting lineup until retiring in 2011.

Last updated on: November 21, 2025