1995 Death Hopper Levett, Kent cricket wicketkeeper (1930-47, Test 1934), dies 1995 Death Sunil Jayasinghe, Sri Lankan wicketkeeper (1979 World Cup), suicide 1989 Death Frank Easton, cricket wicketkeeper (NSW 1933-39), dies 1985 Death Don Brennan, cricket wicketkeeper (England in 2 Tests 1951), dies 1982 Death J K Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests for India 1947-48), dies 1979 Death Bill Farrimond, England cricket wicketkeeper (4 Tests 1930-35), dies 1976 Death Harry Elliott, England cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests 1927-34), dies 1971 Death George Wood, England cricket wicketkeeper (v South Africa 1924), dies 1970 Birthday Chamara Dunusinghe, cricket wicketkeeper, Sri Lanka 1995 1969 Birthday Keith Piper, cricketer, Warwickshire and England A wicketkeeper 1969 Birthday Karl Krikken, cricketer, Derbyshire 1989-, wicketkeeper 1965 Birthday Wayne James, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test wicketkeeper vs. Pakistan 1993 1964 Death R T Stanyforth, English cricket wicketkeeper (South Africa 1927-28), dies 1963 Birthday Ashley De Silva, Sri Lankan Cricket wicketkeeper 1993 1959 Birthday Bruce French, cricketer, England wicketkeeper in 16 Tests 1986-88 1947 Death Nelson Betancourt, cricket wicketkeeper (WI Test 1930), dies at 42 1946 Birthday Alan Knott, great English cricket wicketkeeper, 1967-81 1944 Birthday Ranjit Fernando, Sri Lankan cricket wicketkeeper, 1975 World Cup 1940 Birthday Arnold Long, cricketer, prolific wicketkeeper for Surrey and Sussex 1939 Event SA wicketkeeper Bradman gets his 6th straight ton, 135* vs. NSW 1937 Birthday David Allan, cricketer, West Indian wicketkeeper 1962-66 1937 Death "Barlow" Carkeek, Australia cricket wicketkeeper (1912 series), dies 1936 Birthday Roy Harford, cricketer, brother of Noel New Zealand wicketkeeper vs. India 1968 1931 Birthday Narendra Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicketkeeper, 1950's 1930 Event Les Ames makes the 1st Test Cricket century by a wicketkeeper (149) 1929 Birthday Trevor McMahon, New Zealand cricket wicketkeeper, v India and Pak 1955-56 1929 Birthday Alfred Binns, West Indian cricket wicketkeeper, 1953-56 1928 Birthday Gerry Alexander, cricket wicketkeeper, WI of 50s and 60s 1927 Birthday Eric Petrie, cricketer, New Zealand wicketkeeper of the late 1950's 1926 Birthday P G "Nana" Joshi, cricket wicketkeeper, Indian during 1950's 1926 Birthday Probir Sen, cricket wicketkeeper, India in late 40's/early 50's 1923 Birthday Jahangir Khan Irani, cricket wicketkeeper for India, 1947-8 Australia tour 1922 Birthday Ebrahim Maka, Indian cricket wicketkeeper, 2 Tests 1952 1919 Birthday Dick Spooner, England, cricket wicketkeeper, Godfrey Evans' shadow 1919 Death John Harry, cricket wicketkeeper (Australia one Test 1895, one catch), dies 1919 Death Gregor MacGregor, English cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests 1890-93), dies 1912 Death Bill Storer, English cricket wicketkeeper (6 Tests 1897-99), dies 1910 Death Mordecai Sherwin, English cricket wicketkeeper (Australia 1886-88), dies 1904 Birthday Ken James, cricket wicketkeeper, New Zealand's 1st Test, later Northants 1882 Birthday Thomas Campbell, South African cricket wicketkeeper, 5 Tests 1909-12 1854 Birthday John Blackham, cricketer, Australia's 1st wicketkeeper
