1993 Event Crickets Graham Gooch dismissed handled the ball vs. Australia, Old Trafford 1981 Event Lillee becomes the leading wicket-taker in Test Crickets with 310 1981 Event Boycott becomes leading run-scorer in Test Crickets with 8033 1970 Event Colin Cowdrey becomes Test Crickets' leading run scorer (7,250) 1962 Event Statham is Test crickets' leading wkt-taker (229), beating Lindwall 1957 Event Sam Cooke and Buddy Holly and Crickets debut on Ed Sullivan Show 1957 Event Buddy Holly and Crickets released 2nd single "Oh Boy!"/"Not Fade Away" 1957 Event "That'll Be Day" by Buddy Holly and Crickets reaches #1 1957 Event Buddy Holly and Crickets record "That'll Be the Day" 1951 Event 1st Christmas Day in Test Crickets, Australia vs. WI at Adelaide 1943 Birthday Albert Lee, born in Leominster, Herefordshire, Grammy-award winning English guitarist, musical director, celebrated finger-style and hybrid picking technique, played with the Crickets 1939 Birthday Jerry Allison, Hillsboro, Texas, rock drummer, Buddy Holly and Crickets 1939 Birthday Jerry Naylor, born in Stephenville, Texas, rock vocalist, Crickets 1937 Birthday Sonny Curtis, Texas, guitarist, Crickets 1911 Event Crickets S F Barnes takes 5-6 in 1st 11 overs vs. Australia at MCG 1895 Event J. T. Brown hits the fastest 50 in Test Crickets (28 minutes) England vs. Australia 1887 Event George Lohmann took 1st 8-wkt haul in Test Crickets, 8-35 at SCG 1877 Event Bill Midwinter completes Test Crickets' 1st 5-wkt haul, 5-78 vs. Eng