1958— Wicketkeeper John Waite scores 134 and opener Jackie McGlew, resuming on 64, makes 105 to push South Africa to 384 in the third Test against Australia in Durban for a first-innings lead of 221 runs. 1959— Sandra Reynolds and Renée Schuurman win the Australian championship women’s doubles crown in Adelaide, but then face off in the final of the mixed doubles competition. Reynolds and local Bob Mark downed Schuurman and Rod Laver 4-6 13-11 6-2.
Schuurman also reached the women’s singles final, saving five match points before losing to Mary Reitano 2-6 3-6. 1963— Indian golfer Papwa Sewgolum wins the Natal Open and is handed his R800 cheque and trophy outside in the rain because he wasn’t allowed in the clubhouse on the grounds that he was not white. He was the first golfer of colour to win a major golf tournament in South Africa.
Minister of community development PW Botha claimed later that Sewgolum did not have permission to compete. “No permit was issued to him authorising him to take part in the tournament, and the question of what steps should be taken is under consideration.” 1964— Eddie Barlow, resuming on 125, goes on to score 201 in the fourth Test against Australia in Adelaide. Graeme Pollock, resuming on 120, was out for 175 to lift South Africa to 595, a first-innings lead of 250.
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1965— Trevor Goddard, resuming on 89, scores 112 before declaring South Africa’s second innings on 307/3 in the fourth Test against England at the Wanderers, setting a target of 314 runs. The English were 153/6 at stumps to draw the match, holding their 1-0 lead in the five-match series. 1970— Mike Procter takes four wickets as South Africa bowl out Australia for 280 to win the first Test at Newlands by 170 runs, taking a 1-0 lead in what would be their final series before isolation.
1989— Thulani “Sugar Boy” Malinga makes his first world title challenge, losing on points over 12 rounds to IBF super-middleweight champion Graciano Rocchigiani in Germany. He would win the title on his fourth attempt in 1996. 1990— South Africans Pieter Aldrich and Danie Visser win the Australian Open men’s doubles title, beating Canadians Grant Connell and Glenn Michibata 6-4 4-6 6-1 6-4.
1996— Bafana Bafana down Algeria 2-1 in a thrilling African Nations’ Cup quarterfinal at the FNB stadium. With the score goalless heading into the final quarter of the match, Mark Fish scored to give South Africa a 1-0 lead. Tarek Lazizi equalised in the 84th minute, but John “Shoes” Moshoeu struck a minute later to send Bafana into the semifinals.
1998— Lance Klusener top-scores with 46 as the Proteas are bowled out for 233 to lose the third final ODI against Australia in Sydney by 14 runs. Australia won the final playoffs 2-1. 1999— Lance Klusener scores 64 and Hansie Cronje 58 as the Proteas, on 274/9, beat the West Indies by 55 runs in the third ODI at Kingsmead.
Jacques Kallis took 3/24 and Cronje 3/45. 2000— Shaun Barlett scores his 15th international goal as Bafana Bafana beat the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1-0 in an African Nations’ Cup group match in Kumasi, Ghana, to advance to the knockout stage.
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