1924 — Clarence Walker, who became South Africa’s first Olympic boxing medallist when he took the bantamweight gold at the 1920 Antwerp Games, draws in his sixth professional outing over 10 rounds against Seaman Joe Hunt. That took his record to two wins, three losses and a draw. But he won the SA featherweight title in his next bout a month later, beating Hunt on points over 20 rounds. Walker’s career, however, never took off and he eventually retired with a record of seven wins, seven defeats and two draws.
1993 — South Africa’s batsmen get their first taste of reverse swing against Pakistan in Durban. Playing in the first match of a tri-series also including the West Indies, SA restricted the world champions to 208/6 in their 50 overs. The hosts were cruising at 165/2 when top-scorer Andrew Hudson was bowled by Younis for 93. That sparked a magnificent collapse in which Younis took 5/25 and SA lost their last eight wickets for just 33 runs to lose by 10 runs. The nightmare would get even worse in their next match against Pakistan a week later.
1994 — SA middleweight champion Mark Cameron is stopped in one round by WBO title-holder Chris Pyatt of England in London.
2005 — Benni McCarthy scores as Bafana Bafana take an early 1-0 lead over Australia in a friendly in Durban, but they had to settle for a draw after a 72nd-minute equaliser.
2011 — Striker David Somma and captain Steven Pienaar score in the first half to secure a 2-0 victory for Bafana Bafana over Kenya in a friendly at the Royal Bafokeng stadium.
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