New Zealand cricketer

Martin Guptill

Martin James Guptill is a New Zealand cricketer who played for New Zealand as an opening batsman in all formats of the game. Guptill is the first cricketer from New Zealand and the fifth overall to have scored a double century in a One Day International match and holds the current record for the highest individual score in a Cricket World Cup match and the second highest score in One Day Internationals of 237 not out. In March 2021, Guptill played in his 100th Twenty20 International match. He was part of the New Zealand squads to finish as runners-up in two Cricket World Cup finals in 2015 and 2019.

Born

1986

September 30

Died

Living

Era

1980s

Country

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Martin, in brief

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Key dates

1986 Born

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489 The Ostrogoths under Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time.
737 The Turgesh drive back an Umayyad invasion of Khuttal, follow them south of the Oxus, and capture their baggage train.
1139 A magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes the Caucasus mountains in the Seljuk Empire, causing mass destruction and killing up to 300,000 people.
1342 Battle of Morlaix is fought in the Hundred Years' War.

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The world in 1986

When Martin arrived

april 1 Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) cadres attack a number of police stations in Kathmandu, seeking to incite a popular rebellion.
april 11 FBI Miami Shootout: A gun battle in broad daylight in Dade County, Florida, between two bank/armored car robbers and pursuing FBI agents. During the firefight, FBI agents Jerry L. Dove and Benjamin P. Grogan are killed, while five other agents are wounded. As a result, the popular .40 S&W cartridge was developed.
april 14 The heaviest hailstones ever recorded, each weighing 1 kilogram (2.2 lb), fall on the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh, killing 92.
april 15 The United States launches Operation El Dorado Canyon, its bombing raids against Libyan targets in response to a discotheque bombing in West Germany that killed two U.S. servicemen.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on September 30

Arkady Ostashev 1925–1998 Soviet/Russian scientist and engineer (born 1925) Barry Marshall 1951– Australian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Cissy Houston 1933–2024 American singer (born 1933) Edgar Parin d'Aulaire 1898– German-American author and illustrator (died 1986) Frankie Lymon 1942–1968 American singer-songwriter (born 1942) Jenna Elfman 1971– American actress and producer Shintaro Ishihara 1932– Japanese author, playwright, and politician, Governor of Tokyo (died 2022)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1986

Adam Moffat 1986– Scottish footballer Big E 1986– American professional wrestler Brooke Brodack 1986– American comedian Bryan Bickell 1986– Canadian ice hockey player Camilla Belle 1986– American actress Carlos Santana 1986– Dominican baseball player Colleen Ballinger 1986– American YouTuber, comedian, actress, and singer DeSean Jackson 1986– American football player Drake Bell 1986– American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

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