February 1947 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Cricket History

Feb 3 Bradman bowled by Alec Bedser for a duck in 4th Test Cricket

Feb 6 Compton & Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket

Birthdays in Sport

Feb 2 Aleksandr Medved, USSR, wrestler (Olympic gold 1964, 68, 72)
Feb 3 Joe Coleman, baseball pitcher (Washington, Detroit)

Darrell Waltrip (76 years old)

Feb 5 American auto racer (NASCAR Cup Series 1981, 82, 85; Daytona 500 1989; winner 84 x NASCAR Cup Series races) and broadcaster (Fox Sports), born in Owensboro, Kentucky

Feb 6 Charles Hickcox, American 200m/400m medley swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1968), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 2010)
Feb 8 Sam Gannon, Australian cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 11 wickets; Western Australia; Chairman WACA), born in Perth, Western Australia (d. 2021)
Feb 13 Augusto Matine, Portuguese soccer midfielder (9 caps; Benfica, Vitória de Setúbal) and manager (Mozambique national team), born in Lourenço Marques, Mozambique (d. 2020)
Feb 13 Mike Krzyzewski, US basketball coach, born in Chicago, Illinois
Feb 14 Heidemarie Rosendahl, German FR, long jumper (Olympic gold 1972)
Feb 14 Salah-ud-Din, cricketer (played 5 Tests for Pakistan 1965-69)
Feb 18 Carlos A Lopes, Portuguese marathon runner (Olympic gold 1984)
Feb 18 Keith Nelson, New Zealand soccer striker (20 caps; Mount Wellington), born in Renfrew, Scotland (d. 2020)
Feb 18 Leroy Keyes, American College Football Hall of Fame running back / safety (Purdue; Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs), born in Newport News, Virginia (d. 2021)
Feb 20 Peter Osgood, English soccer striker (4 caps; Chelsea, Southampton), born in Clewer, Berkshire, England (d. 2006)
Feb 20 Vladimir Kuzyutkin, Russian volleyball coach (Russia Women - World Cup gold 2010; Bulgaria Women), born in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia (d. 2022)
Feb 23 Geoff Cope, cricketer (England off-spinner 1977-78)
Feb 25 Eddie Thomson, Australian soccer coach (Socceroos 1990-96), born in Rosewell, Scotland (d. 2003)
Feb 25 Lee Evans, American athlete (Olympic gold men's 400m, 4x400m relay 1968), born in Madera, California (d. 2021)
Feb 27 Ashley Woodcock, Australian cricketer (one Test Aust v NZ 1974, only knock 27), born in Adelaide, Australia