December 1 down the years

The dashing Archie

Birth of an Englishman who hit a century in his first Test as captain

December 2 down the years

Bodyline's quiet beginning

An uncontroversial start to the most controversial Test series in cricket history

December 3 down the years

Wicketkeeper's day out

Starring Messrs Boucher and Ames

December 4 down the years

Nearly a triple of triples

Sehwag makes 293 against Sri Lanka

December 5 down the years

Hat-trick hero

Big Merv lets West Indies have it

December 6 down the years

England's flawed hero

The birth of big Fred

December 7 down the years

Quite a spectacle

Henry makes an entrance

December 8 down the years

The highest one-day score

Sehwag becomes the second man to go past 200 in ODIs

December 9 down the years

Australia humbled

All out for 58 at the Gabba

December 10 down the years

Test cricket's slowest half-century

The Barnacle's 11-hour vigil

December 11 down the years

Dancing in the dark

England secure a famous win in Karachi

December 12 down the years

Faisalabad face-off

Mike Gatting and Shakoor Rana square off

December 13 down the years

Fredericks flays the Aussies

An astonishing display

December 14 down the years

The greatest Test of all

A thriller at the Gabba

December 15 down the years

Caribbean cool

A cricketing charmer is born

December 16 down the years

The birth of the Master

The man who made the most first-class runs and hundreds ever

December 17 down the years

Robinson turns the tide

England take the upper hand on their 1984-85 tour of India

December 18 down the years

Ponsford's purple patch

The man who scored two quadruple-centuries in first-class cricket

December 19 down the years

Punter comes knocking

One of the most aesthetically appealing batsmen in world cricket is born

December 20 down the years

Tiger, tiger, bowling spin

An Australian spinner with the aggression of a quick bowler

December 21 down the years

A limpet at the crease

The original Little Master is born

December 22 down the years

It was a flippin' draw

The scores are level, but it's not a tie

December 23 down the years

The great accumulator

Geoff Boycott breaks Garry Sobers' record, scores a century and doesn't finish the tour

December 24 down the years

A gentle giant

The first player to appear in 100 Tests

December 25 down the years

A Christmas gnome

The birth of the first bowler to take 200 Test wickets

December 26 down the years

A lack of festive spirit

Hair calls Murali, Dunne lets him bowl

December 27 down the years

A hop, skip and a jump

The first umpire to officiate in six World Cups

December 28 down the years

Sunny's delight

Gavaskar goes past Bradman

December 29 down the years

The rarest of rare feats

An Ashes victory like no other

December 30 down the years

A Boy's Own ending

Geoff Miller pouches what Chris Tavaré spills

December 31 down the years

Peter definitely could

A classy batsman and ruthless captain is born