Events in Sport
Event of Interest
Donald Bradman
- Jan 1 34th Rose Bowl: #2 Michigan beats #8 Southern California, 49-0
- Jan 1 14th Sugar Bowl: #5 Texas beats #6 Alabama, 27-7
- Jan 1 14th Orange Bowl: #10 Georgia Tech beats #12 Kansas, 20-14
- Jan 3 Bradman completes dual Test tons (132 & 127*) v India MCG
- Jan 22 Jim Laker takes 7-103 in his 1st Test Cricket innings v WI Barbados
- Jan 23 Bradman scores 201 in 272 mins v India, 21 fours 1 six
- Jan 24 Australia all out 674 v India (Bradman 201, Hassett 198*)
- Jan 26 36th Women's Australian Championships: Nancye Wynne Bolton beats Marie Toomey (6-3, 6-1)
- Jan 26 36th Men's Australian Championships: Adrian Quist beats John Bromwich (6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3)
- Jan 29 Commissioner Happy Chandler fines the Yankees, Cubs and Phillies $500 each for signing high school players
- Jan 30 5th Winter Olympic games open in St Moritz, Switzerland
Birthdays in Sport
- Jan 3 Manfred Kokot, East German runner (world record 50 m indoor)
- Jan 5 Parthasarathy Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's)
- Jan 6 Dayle Hadlee, cricketer (brother of Richard, NZ medium-pacer of 70's)
- Jan 10 Bernard Thévenet, French cyclist
- Jan 11 Madeline Manning-Jackson-Mimms, US 800m runner (Olympic gold 1968)
- Jan 12 Kenny Allen, English footballer
- Jan 13 Kenia Jayantilal, cricketer (5 at Kingston 71 his only inns for India)
- Jan 16 Cliff Thorburn, Victoria, BC, champion snooker player
Deaths in Sport
- Jan 30 Herb Pennock, pitcher (NY Yankees)/GM (Phillies), dies