January 2 down the years
Spofforth takes Test cricket's first hat-trick
January 9 down the years
The first player to captain a Test team to seven consecutive defeats
January 10 down the years
An Australian legend makes a classic double-century in Adelaide
January 13 down the years
Australia crumble at the SCG, and New Zealand lose comprehensively in their first Test
January 17 down the years
Clyde Walcott is born, and Gavaskar and Solkar open with the ball
January 20 down the years
Paul Adams is born. And an Englishman takes three in three for the first time
January 25 down the years
Birth of Pujara and debuts of Mark Waugh, Richie Benaud, Surinder Amarnath and Wasim Akram
January 29 down the years
Sixty-two ball match in Jamaica, and a record no other match can break
January 31 down the years
Tendulkar and Saqlain star in an India-Pakistan classic