What happened in sport on this day..

October 19

 

 

year	Australian sporting history on this day
1900	William Ponsford, test cricketer, was born.
1918	1920 Caulfield Cup winner Eurythmic his first race start when he ran unplaced of 16 in the Initial Stakes at Ascot in Perth
1940	The Caulfield Cup was run at Flemington as the army was using the Caulfield Racecourse as a camp. Beaulivre was the winner at 10/1.
1946	Bob Holland, Australian test cricket player - bowler, born
1971	Nick O'Hern, golfer, was born in Perth, Western Australia.
1980	Racehorse Plus Vite won a race at Rosehill race course starting at 200/1
1986	The Adelaide 36ers won the National Basketball League title defeating the Brisbane Bullets 112-91.
2003	Jockey Steven Maskiell rode 5 winners on the card at the Hobart racecourse