Surrey's Percy Fender was born on 22 August 1892 (The season wehn the first ever First class cricket match played in India). The world of cricket will always remember Percy Fender for his fastest first class hundred. He scored 100 in only 35 minutes against Northemptonshire in 1920 (in August) at Northempton.
In 1983 Steven O'Shaughnessy of Lancashire equelled Percy Fender's record by scoring 100 in just 35 minnutes against Leicestershire at Old Trafford, Machester. After hitting 100 off 35 minutes O'Shaughnessy met Fender at his London home. On that day fender told O'Shaughnessy that in 1920 there was a problem in Northempton's clock and when he came back after scoring hundred it was around 34 minutes and not 35 minutes which recorded. However world historian and statistician still believe that both Fender and O'Shaughnessy scored hundred in 35 minutes.
The most significant thing between Fender and O'Shaughnessy is both scored fastest hundred in the month they were born in. Fender did it in August and O'Shaughnessy did it in September (he was born on 9 September 1961) and he scored 100 off 35 minutes in September 1983.
Percy Fender died in 1985 (15 June).
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