Blast from the past: Chavhanga hits Uruguay for a six on Bok debut

Today  in SA sports history: June 11

1947 — Alan Melville scores an unbeaten 104 as SA finish the first Test against England in Nottingham on 166/1 with the upper hand, just 61 runs short of victory.  The visitors had made 533 in the first innings, with Melville making 189 and Dudley Nourse 149. They bowled out England for 208, Lindsay Tuckett taking five wickets. England fought back in their follow-on innings, making 551. With the Test lasting only four days, SA had only 51 overs to chase down the 227 needed to win.

1994 — The Springboks avenge their defeat in the first Test as they overwhelm England 27-9 in the second and final Test at Newlands. Flyhalf Hennie le Roux and fullback Andre Joubert scored all of SA’s points, including one try each, while English No.10 Rob Andrew could respond with just three penalties. Among the three Boks making his debut that day was lock Mark Andrews.

1994 — Baby Jake Matlala makes the third defence of his WBO flyweight title when he stops Francis Ampofo of England in the 10th round in London.

2000 — Bafana Bafana lose their third and final four-nations tournament match, going down 1-2 to Ireland at the Giants Stadium in New Jersey. For the first time in the competition, however, SA held the lead for a while after Shaun Bartlett’s strike in the 14th minute. Stephen McPhail equalised later in the half, and Niall Quinn sealed the match with 10 minutes remaining.

2005 — Winger Tonderai Chavhanga scores six of the Springboks’ 21 tries on debut in SA’s 134-3 drubbing of Uruguay in a one-off Test in East London, setting the record for most tries by an SA player in an international. Centre Jean de Villiers, left wing Bryan Habana, flanker Solly Tyibilika and lock Albert van den Berg all scored two tries each. That remains the Boks’ biggest margin of victory.

2009 — Jacques Kallis hits 57 off 49 balls to guide the Proteas to a seven-wicket win over England in a T20 World group match in Nottingham. Wayne Parnell took three wickets as SA bowled out the home team for 111.

2010 — Bafana Bafana and Mexico play to a 1-1 draw in the opening match of the World Cup in front of nearly 85,000 fans at Soccer City. The visitors applied the pressure in the first half of this Group A contest, but Siphiwe Tshabalala scored one of the goals of the tournament to put the hosts ahead in the 55th minute. Rafael Marquez levelled the score with 11 minutes remaining, and Katlego Mphela missed a vital chance to clinch the game for SA in the last minute of normal time when his shot hit the post.

2016 — The Proteas collapse chasing the 289 needed to beat Australia in a triangular ODI in Basseterre, losing their last seven wickets for 42 runs to lose the match by 36 runs. Faf du Plessis top-scored for SA with 63.

2016 — The Springboks lose to Ireland on home soil for the first time, going down 20-26 in the first Test in Cape Town. Wing Lwazi Mvovo and replacement lock Pieter-Steph du Toit scored SA’s two tries.

2017 — The Proteas are obliterated by India in their final ICC Champions Trophy match at The Oval, losing by eight wickets. SA were bowled out for 191 with Quinton de Kock making 53. India knocked off the required runs in 38 overs.