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Bob Woolmer

Australia

• 1877 - Clem Hill is born in Hindmarsh, South Australia.

Sri Lanka

• 1992 - For the first time, England lose a Test to Sri Lanka in a one-off Test at Colombo.[1]

West Indies

• 1935 - West Indies beat England by an innings and 161 runs in the fourth and final Test at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica to secure victory in a Test series for the first time, by two matches to one.
• 2007 - Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer (pictured) is found dead in his hotel room during the 2007 Cricket World Cup amid speculation that he had been murdered. After several months of inquiries, police finally conceded that he had died of natural causes.