June 1930 in Sport

Events in Sport

Jun 1 Bradman scores cricket 191 Australia v Hampshire, 240 mins, 26 fours

Jun 1 French Men's Tennis Championships: Frenchman Henri Cochet wins 3rd of 4 French titles; beats Bill Tilden 3-6, 8-6, 6-3, 6-1

Jun 1 35th Women's French Championships: Helen Wills Moody beats Helen Jacobs (6-2, 6-1)

Jun 12 34th US Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 287 at Interlachen CC Minn

Jun 12 German boxer Max Schmeling beats Jack Sharkey by disqualification in 4, first time world heavyweight title won on a foul
Jun 14 VVGZ soccer team forms in Zwijndrecht
Jun 17 Bradman scores 131 in 1st Test cricket match at Trent Bridge
Jun 17 Chuck Klein sets Phillies hitting streak at 26 straight games
Jun 20 65th British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Hoylake Hoylake

Jun 22 Lou Gehrig hits 3 HRs in a game, Ruth hits 3 in doubleheader

Jun 23 Chicago Cubs beat Philadelphia Phillies 21-8
Jun 30 Don Bradman scores 254 for Australia at Lord's v England, 320 mins, 25 fours

Jun 1 Matt Poore, cricketer (NZ batsman in 14 tests 1953-56 average 15.43)
Jun 2 Bob Lillis, baseball player
Jun 3 Michael Melle, cricketer (South African pace bowler of early 1950's)
Jun 6 Frank Tyson, England Test cricket fast bowler/broadcaster (17 Tests, 76 wickets @ 18.56), born in Farnworth, Lancashire, (d. 2015)
Jun 7 Ian Leggat, New Zealand cricketer (1 Test v South Africa 1953-54 without distinction), born in Invercargill, New Zealand
Jun 7 Hilderaldo Bellini, Brazilian footballer (World Cup 1958, 1952, 51 caps), born in Itapira, Brazil (d. 2014)
Jun 12 Jim Burke, Australian cricketer (Australian opener of 50s), born in Mosman, Sydney, Australia (d. 1979)
Jun 12 Donald Byrne, American chess player, born in NYC, New York (d. 1976)
Jun 12 Innes Ireland, Scottish racing driver, born in Mytholmroyd, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (d. 1993)
Jun 15 Marcel Pronovost, professional ice hockey player
Jun 16 Brian Statham, cricketer (masterful England quick for two decades)
Jun 17 Brian Statham, cricketer
Jun 17 James Gathers, Sumter SC, 200m runner (Olympic bronze 1952)
Jun 20 Paul Pender, American boxer
Jun 21 Mike McCormack, NFL offensive tackle (NY Yankees, Cleveland, Philadelphia)
Jun 27 Tommy [Tamio] Kono, American weightlifter (Olympic gold 1952, 60), born in Sacramento, California (d. 2016)
Jun 30 Mac Benson, horse trainer

Jun 11 George Alexander, British cricketer (two early Tests for Australia), dies at 79
Jun 12 Dyce Willcocks, cricketer ("Grand Old Man" of Canadian cricket), dies
Jun 13 Henry Segrave, British racing driver who held land speed records and the water speed record (b. 1896)