Blast from the past: Bobby Locke is SA’s first Major winner

Today in SA sports history: July 9

1947 — Dudley Nourse scores 115 on a treacherous wicket for SA in their second innings, but England still win the third Test in Manchester by seven wickets to stretch their lead in the five-match series to 2-0.

1949 — Bobby Locke becomes the first South African to win a golf Major when he wins the first of his four British Open titles. Playing at Royal St George’s, Locke and Ireland’s Harry Bradshaw ended tied on five-under-par 283 after four rounds. They returned the following day for a 36-hole play-off, but Locke dominated, shooting nine-under-par to beat Bradshaw by 12 strokes.

1992 — SA’s fledgling soccer team, two days after beating Cameroon 1-0, get their first taste of defeat as Cameroon win the second friendly 2-1 in Cape Town. The home team scored in the eighth minute, but it was credited as an own goal to Jules-Denis Onana.

1994 — Touring New Zealand for the first time since 1981, the Springboks are beaten 14-22 in the opening Test of the three-match series in Dunedin. Rudolf Straeuli, making his debut for the Boks, scored his team’s only try, with fullback Andre Joubert adding three penalties. All Black legend John Kirwan scored the only other try of the game. Fullback Shane Howarth added the conversion and five penalties.

2005 — The Springboks fail to score a try as they go down 12-30 against Australia in Sydney, fullback Percy Montgomery amassing all the points for the visitors with four penalties. Matt Giteau scored two of his team’s five tries.

2005 — The Springboks leak five tries as they go down 12-30 against Australia in a Mandela Cup match in Sydney. Fullback Percy Montgomery slotted four penalties.

2014 — Hashim Amla’s 101 isn’t enough to stave off defeat as the Proteas crash against Sri Lanka in the second ODI in Kandy, the hosts drawing level at 1-1 in the three-match series. SA, chasing 268 for victory, were bowled out for 180. AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn were the only other SA batsmen to reach double figures.

2017 — The Proteas are bowled out for 119 as they slump to a 211-run defeat against England in the first Test at Lord’s. Vernon Philander top-scored with 19 not out for SA. The home side’s spinner, Moeen Ali took 6/53 in the second innings to finish with 10 wickets for the match.