Zimbabwean wicket-keeper Tatenda Taibu is the second youngest Captain ever in Test cricket history[/caption]
1905 - Second official soccer game was played today. Netherlands beat Belgium four goals to nil
1918 - Sunday Baseball was made legal in Washington DC
1927 - The birth of ball-by-ball radio commentary. The match was between Essex and touring New Zealanders in Leyton. Rev Frank Gillingham was the commentator
1983 - Zimbabwean wicket-keeper Tatenda Taibu was born today. He became the youngest (20 years and 358 days) Captain ever in Test cricket history when he led Zimbabwe in May 2004 against Sri Lanka in Harare. Afghanistan player Rashid Khan (20 years and 350 days) broke the record in September 2019 in a Test against Bangladesh
1987 - Birth of South African rugby player Francois Steyn
1993 - Birth of leg-spinning all-rounder Dane Van Niekerk. She is only bowler to take four wickets for no runs in an international match. She did that in the 2017 Cricket World cup against the West Indies