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1930 To a new generation of cricket fans Richie Benaud , who was born today, is simply the best commentator in the business
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1940 Birth of the first man to make a triple-century in a Test in Australia
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Tony Greig Show: Why India have the advantage against Australia, England's team for India, and West Indies' continuing crises
