On this day 30th January

In 1993, in a test match between West Indies and Australia Curtly Ambrose bowled an extra ordinary spell in cricket history picking 7 wickets for just 1 runs and also making West Indies win the match in 3 days. In the first innings of the test Curtly Ambrose picked 7 wickets for one run in 32 balls - from 85 for 2, Australia were reduced to 119 all out. The match was over by lunch on the third day, with Ian Bishop taking six in the second innings. West Indies won the game by an innings and 25 runs.

Full scorecard of the match:

(source: Cricinfo)

(source: cricket.com.au)

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