On this day

1877 First official lawn tennis tournament ever Wimbledon tennis championship began (men's singles only)

1932 Washington Redskins (then Boston Braves) was formed

1933 Frankford Yellowjackets was sold, rechristened Philadelphia Eagles

BJ Watling – New Zealand and South African Cricketer

Bradley-John Watling, after being born in South Africa, moved to new Zealand with his family when he was 10 years old. A top order batsman with a good technique, Watling has also been used as a wicket keeper on numerous occasions.

Batting
Innings: 110
Not Outs: 15
Aggregate: 3658
Highest Score: 205
Average: 38.51
50s: 18
100s: 8
200s: 1
300s: 0
Ducks: 10
Pairs: 0
4s: 411
6s: 8
Balls Faced: 8637
Scoring Rate 42.35
Opened Batting: 10

Fielding
Catches: 10
Most Catches in Innings: 2
Most Catches in Match: 3

Wicket Keeping
Catches: 231
Stumpings: 8
Most Catches in Innings: 6
Most Catches in Match: 9
Most Dismissals in Innings: 6
Most Dismissals in Match: 9