Blast from the past: Khumalo loses his sting in rematch against Galloway

Today in SA sports history: December 14

1910 — SA lose their first-ever Test in Australia as they are bowled out for 240 in their follow-on innings on the fifth day of play at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The home side, who scored 528, dismissed SA for 174 in their first innings. Four batsmen — Aubrey Faulkner, Reggie Schwarz, captain Percy Sherwell and Dave Nourse — got into the 60s between the two innings, but it wasn’t enough to stave off defeat by an innings and 114 runs. The win gave Australia a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. 

1912 — Forward Dougie Morkel kicks a penalty to give the Springboks a 3-0 win over Wales in Cardiff.

1953 — Empire flyweight champion Jake Tuli steps up a division to suffer his first professional defeat, losing on points to French bantamweight champion Robert Cohen over 10 rounds in Manchester, UK. The South African was dropped four times in the bout, but he also had the satisfaction of putting Cohen down once in the fourth round. Cohen won the world bantamweight title the next year and defended it with a draw against another South African, Willie Toweel, in 1955.

1991 — Nika “The Sting” Khumalo loses his rematch against WBO welterweight champion Manning Galloway of the US at Green Point Stadium in Cape Town. Khumalo, a points loser the first time in America the previous year, again dropped the decision, by three points on two cards and two points on the third.

1993 — The Proteas are bowled out for 69 as they lose by 103 runs against Australia in a tri-nations ODI in Sydney. Fanie de Villiers and Craig Matthews each took three wickets as the hosts were restricted to 172/9, but in SA’s dismal chase, only Hansie Cronje (20) and skipper Kepler Wessels (19) made double figures. Four of the batsmen were out for ducks.