Chances are that you have not heard of Manish Majithia, a left-arm spinner who played for Railways, then Madhya Pradesh, in the Ranji Trophy, mostly in the 1990s.
On this day, 1999, however, Majithia set two First-Class records that still stand.
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Interestingly, he was playing for Madhya Pradesh (his new side) against Railways (his previous side) at Indore.
He had figures of 12.3-9-3-1 in the first innings of 216.
Railways followed on but saved the match, crawling to 86/5 in 109 overs.
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Of these, 83 (in 104 overs) came on the last day.
This was, at that point, the fewest runs in a complete day's cricket.
Majithia returned 20-20-0-1.
In the history of First-Class cricket, this is the most balls bowled by anyone in an innings without conceding a run.
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Additionally, his match figures read 32.3-29-3-2.
Of those who have bowled more balls in an innings, nobody has conceded less than 10 runs.
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John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, was born on this day, 1718.
Yes, the sandwich is supposedly named after him, though historians do not agree on the reason.
He was appointed 1st Lord of the Admiralty, Secretary of State for Northern Department, and Postmaster General.
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Unfortunately, he was both corrupt and incompetent.
And despite that, he left behind two legacies.
We have already discussed the bread-based food product.
Montagu/Sandwich was also a patron of Captain Cook. He helped fund Cook's second and third expeditions.
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Cook thanked him back by going on a naming spree.
The Sandwich Islands in Hawaii, South Sandwich Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, and the two Montague Islands, off Australian coast and off Gulf of Alaska, are all named after Sandwich.
This day, 2001 witnessed one of the greatest days of Test cricket to end one of the great Test matches.
It was also one of the greatest 0-0 drawn Test series.
And that happened because of two captains who wanted to play positive cricket.
Here is what the captains had to say.
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Waugh: "We're here to play cricket, to entertain and enjoy ourselves. You want to try and win a Test if you can. I don't see any point in playing out for a dull draw."
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Fleming: "It was fantastic, great to play and I'm sure pretty good to watch. I'm convinced it's the way Test cricket has got to go, entertainment-wise."
When the fifth day's play began, the score read Australia 486/9 declared, New Zealand 186/5.
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