Portal:Cricket/Anniversaries/October/October 29
- Australia
- 1971 - Matthew Hayden is born.
- England
- 1915 - Dennis Brookes is born. Brookes played for Northamptonshire from 1934 to 1959 (as captain from 1954 to 1957), was President of the club from 1982 to 1984 and the gates at the Abington Avenue End of Northampton's County Ground are named after him.
- 1974 - Michael Vaughan (pictured) is born. Vaughan captained England to more Test wins than any of his predecessors.