Portal:Cricket/Anniversaries/January/January 21
;Australia
- 1888 - Herbie Collins (pictured) is born.
- 1991 - England cricketers David Gower and John Morris are fined £1000 each after flying at low height in small Tiger Moth aircraft over the ground at Carrara where their team is playing Queensland.
;West Indies
- 1948 - A record 12 players debut in the first Test between West Indies and England at Barbados. Several, such as Clyde Walcott, Everton Weekes and Jim Laker go on to considerable fame.[http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1940S/1947-48/ENG_IN_WI/ENG_WI_T1_21-26JAN1948.html]