| year |
Australian sporting history on this day |
1892 |
Walter Gormley
set a new world swimming record for 220 yards of 2 minutes
and 38 seconds in Sydney. |
1937 |
Champion Australian racehorse
Ajax
had his first start at Caulfield
winning the Holiday Stakes at 12/1 |
1964 |
Trevor Barsby, Queensland cricket
player - prolific batsman, was born |
1994 |
Batsman Matthew
Hayden became the first player to score 6 centuries in 7 matches
in the Sheffield Shield competition. |
2003 |
Racehorse Adjustment won a race
at Hawkesbury
starting at 300/1 |
