Portal:Cricket/Anniversaries/December/December 21


 * In Australia
 * 1923 - Hunter Poon, first Australian of Chinese background to play first-class cricket, makes his debut for Queensland, against Victoria at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.


 * England
 * 1963 - Jack Hobbs (Sir John Berry Hobbs), who scored more first-class runs than any other player, dies at Hove, Sussex at the age of 81.