Portal:Cricket/Anniversaries/December/December 23


 * England
 * 1894 - Arthur Gilligan, England captain in nine Tests in the early 1920s, is born at Denmark Hill, London


 * South Africa
 * 1957 - Ian Craig (pictured) takes to the field as the new Captain of Australia at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. At 21, Craig was the ever youngest Australian captain.