Events in Sport Mar 25 1st Test Cricket match played at Newlands, Cape Town v England Mar 29 51st Grand National: Jockey Tommy Beasley wins his third GN aboard Irish 2-time runner-up Frigate at 8/1 Birthdays in Sport Mar 16 Reggie Walker, South African athlete (Olympic gold 100m 1908), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 1951) Mar 24 Albert Hill, British athlete (d. 1969) 1888 Sports History by Year 1890