# ACHIEVEMENTS / HISTORIC EVENTS

1992 - The last day of Test cricket of Imran Khan, one of the longest and most successful Test careers ever (1971-92). The present Pakistan PM Khan took 362 Test wickets and hitting six centuries

[caption id="attachment_183172" align="alignnone" width="453"] Sri Lanka’s Kapila Wijegunawardene elated after striking Imran Khan ‘lbw’ in the latter’s last Test innings, in Faisalabad, for a third-ball duck in a close run chase. Photo YouTube[/caption]

2011 - England wrap up their first Ashes victory in Australia for 24 years, with an unprecedented third innings-victory of the series, in Sydney

2017 - David Warner becomes only the fifth batter to score a century before lunch on the first day of a Test, and the first to do it in Australia, in a series-sweeping win over Pakistan, also in Sydney

[caption id="attachment_183173" align="alignnone" width="454"] David Warner hits a ton in Sydney, in just one session of play[/caption]

2019 - India’s first Test series win in Australia

# UNUSUAL

1997 - Pakistan come back from losing their top three batters - Aamer Sohail, Zahoor Elahi, and Ijaz Ahmed - for nought to win a One-Day International (ODI), against Australia

# WEDDINGS

2006 - Funky pop singer Pink, 26, weds motocross daredevil and ‘The Surreal Life’ actor Carey Hart, 30, at the Four Seasons Resort in Costa Rica

# BIRTHS

1942 - Birth of remarkable Russian weightlifter Vasiliy Alekseyev, who set 80 world records whilst winning Olympic gold in 1972 and 1976

[caption id="attachment_183174" align="alignnone" width="455"] That remarkable Russian weightlifter Vasiliy Alekseyev[/caption]

1985 - Birth of Formula-1 world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton, the joint record holder with Michael Schumacher of seven World Drivers’ Championship titles