Portal:Cricket/Anniversaries/January/January 2


 * In Australia
 * 1879 - Fred Spofforth (pictured) takes the first Test hat-trick against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
 * 1937 - The start of the third Test against England at Melbourne which included Don Bradman's knock of 270 which is rated by Wisden as the top test innings of all time


 * In India
 * 1979 - Sunil Gavaskar becomes the only batsman to hit a century in each innings of a Test match three times


 * In Bangladesh
 * 1990 - Indian batsman Raman Lamba died after being hit on the head while fielding at short slip during a club match.