What Happened on July 11, 1930

Historical Events

Cricket History

21 year old Australian cricket super-batsman Don Bradman is 105 at lunch, 220 at tea, and 309 at stumps on the first day in 3rd Test vs England at Leeds; goes on to 334

Famous Birthdays

Gregory C Bell, Terre Haute Ind, long jumper (Olympic gold 1956)
Harold Bloom, American literary critic, born in the Bronx, New York (d. 2019)
Jack Alabaster, New Zealand cricket spin bowler (21 Tests, 49 wickets; Otago CA), born in Invercargill, New Zealand

Born in 1930

1930 Highlights