On This Day in Sport for July 21
Events in Sport
- 1884 1st Test Cricket match played at Lord's
- 1888 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Lottie Dod retains her title beating Blanche Bingley-Hillyard 6-3, 6-3
- 1896 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Defending champion Charlotte Cooper beats Alice Simpson Pickering 6-2, 6-3
- 1921 Indians (9) & Yankees (7) hit a record 16 doubles
- 1923 Phillies score 12 in 6th and beat Cubs 17-4
- 1945 Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia A's play 24 inning 1-1 tie
- 1956 Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brooks Lawrence loses after 13 straight wins
- 1957 1st black to win a major US tennis tournament (Althea Gibson)
- More Events in Sport
Birthdays in Sport
- 1895 H G "Nummy" Deane, South African cricket Test captain (1927-31)
- 1908 Harold "Jug" McSpaden, American golfer, course designer (17 PGA Tour wins), born in Monticello, Kansas (d. 1996)
- 1925 Johnny Peirson, Canadian ice hockey right wing (NHL All Star 1950, 51; Boston Bruins) and broadcaster (WBZ and WSBK), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2021)
- 1928 Sky Low Low [Marcel Gauthier], Canadian professional wrestler, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1998)
Weddings in Sport
- 2005 Tennis star player Lleyton Hewitt (24) weds "Home and Away" TV actress Bec Cartwright (22) at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia
More Weddings & Divorces in Sport
Jimmie FoxxJuly in Sport History
1st US Olympic Games
Poster promoting the 1904 Summer Olympic Games in St. Louis
July 1, 1904The Rise and Fall of Boris Becker
Boris Becker stunned the tennis world on this day by becoming the youngest player to win Wimbledon at just 17. But financial ruin lay ahead for the young star.
July 7, 1985Cricket's Most Prolific Run-Scorer Of All Time
A world record was set up on this day when Graham Gooch, captain of England, stepped up to the crease at Lord’s, the legendary home of cricket.
July 31, 1990
