| year |
Australian sporting history on this day |
1900 |
Fred
Lane set a new world swimming record of 1 min 16.6 secs for
120 yards. |
1905 |
In
a Tasmanian cricket match, P. Derby, playing for Esk against
Cornwall, finished his bowling spell with 9 overs for 5 maidens
and 9 wickets for 7 runs. |
1945 |
The photo
finish was used for the first time at the STC course at Canterbury
in Sydney. Not at Randwick until 1947. |
1950 |
Peter Cook, jockey / trainer, won
Sydney & Perth Cups, born Sydney - won the 1984 Melbourne
Cup on Black Knight |
| 1954 |
1956 Melbourne
Cup winner Evening
Peal had her first race start when she ran unplaced
of 12 in a Maiden Handicap at Hawkesbury |
1956 |
Phillip
Island auto racing circuit re-opened. |
1959 |
Greg Matthews, test cricket player - all rounder,
born |
1960 |
The
famous tied Test match concluded at the Gabba between Australia
and the West Indies. |
1965 |
Doug
Walters made his test cricket debut at the Gabba in Brisbane,
aged 20, scoring 155 - the 9th Aussie to score a century on
debut. |
