October 1 down the years
A brilliant player, a bitter end
October 2 down the years
Australia's Karachi heartbreak
The highest last-wicket partnership ever to win a Test
October 3 down the years
The archetypal fast bowler
October 4 down the years
The birth of Basil D'Oliveira, who sparked an international incident that resulted in the isolation of South Africa
October 5 down the years
Imran Khan is born
October 6 down the years
Allrounder, captain, commentator
October 7 down the years
A big-hitting West Indies allrounder is born
October 8 down the years
An Indian spearhead is born
October 9 down the years
A World Cup classic at Chepauk
October 10 down the years
A one-day classic
October 11 down the years
The slowest day in Test cricket
October 12 down the years
The irresistible Mr Merchant
October 13 down the years
A chillingly hostile bowler is born
October 14 down the years
A late-blooming Sri Lankan is born
October 15 down the years
A Pakistan captain is born
October 16 down the years
A shoo-in for any team in the world
October 17 down the years
No turn, no problem
October 18 down the years
Birth of a bespectacled destroyer
October 19 down the years
A prodigiously prolific opener is born
October 20 down the years
Birth of a batsman who knew no fear
October 21 down the years
England's model of self-restraint
October 22 down the years
Marshall turns it on in Kanpur
October 23 down the years
An India-Pakistan match for the ages before a 90,000-strong crowd at the MCG
October 24 down the years
The second pair of brothers to open for their country in Test cricket
October 25 down the years
A first-class century in 34 balls
October 26 down the years
By beating India in their second Test
October 27 down the years
The birth of a Sri Lankan run machine
October 28 down the years
The lowest total in a Test in Pakistan
October 29 down the years
A fine strokemaker, a precise left-armer
October 30 down the years
A historic victory
October 31 down the years
The man who made a century and a double in his first three Tests