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1998 53rd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship at Blackwolf Run GC, Kohler WI
1996 Muralitharan no-balled for throwing in ODI vs. WI at the Gabba 1995 ODI in Sharjah WI 7-333 in 50 overs beat Sri Lanka 329 all out 1995 Dominic Cork takes hat-trick in England Test Cricket win vs. WI 1995 Steve Waugh scores 200 for Australia vs. WI at Sabina Park 1994 Brian Lara scores 375 for WI vs England to beat Sobers' record 1994 Lara scores 167 for WI vs. England at Georgetown 1992 David Boon's 14th Test Cricket century, 111 vs. WI at Brisbane 1992 Start of South Africa's 1st Test Cricket since 1970 (v WI Bridgetown) 1991 Allan Border takes 5-68 vs. WI at Bourda (!), Georgetown 1991 Boon completes 10th Test Cricket century, 109* vs. WI at Kingston 1990 Test Cricket debut of Saeed Anwar (Pak vs. WI), scores 0 and 0 1989 Pakistan win Sharjah Trophy over India and WI on round-robin 1989 Dean Jones scores 216 vs. WI at the Adelaide Oval 1989 Boon completes 7th Test century, 149 vs. WI at SCG 1988 Merv Hughes takes 13 wickets vs. WI at the WACA but Australia lose 1988 Test Cricket debut of Curtly Ambrose, WI vs. Pakistan, Georgetown 1988 Kiran More stumps five WI batsman at Madras, world Test record 1988 Narendra Hirwani takes 16-136 (8-61 and 8-75) vs. WI on Test debut 1988 Test debut of Phil Simmons, WI vs. India, Madras 1987 Test debut of Carl Hooper, WI vs. India at Bombay 1987 New Zealand beat WI by 5 wickets in Jeremy Coney's last Test Cricket 1986 Sri Lanka all out 55 vs. WI in one-dayer Walsh 5-1 in 4 3 overs 1986 1st-class cricket debut of Andy Flower, ZCU Presidents XI vs. Young WI 1985 Australia beat WI by innings at SCG, Bob Holland 10 match wkts 1984 Test Cricket debut of Craig McDermott, vs. WI at the MCG 1984 Allan Border's 1st Test Cricket match as captain (v WI Adelaide) 1984 Test Cricket debut of David Boon age 23 and Bob Holland age 38 (v WI) 1984 Border scores 100* vs. WI Trinidad after 98* in 1st cricket innings 1983 Gavaskar makes the highest Test Cricket score by an Indian, 236* vs. WI 1983 George Headley, cricket (10 tons in 22 Tests, 1st black WI captain), dies 1983 Test Cricket debut of Richie Richardson, WI vs. India Bombay 1983 Kapil Dev takes 9-83 vs. WI at Ahmedabad, but India still lose 1981 One of the great day's Test Cricket at the MCG Australia vs. WI 1981 Maurice Fernandes, cricket captain (WI in 1st Test win, 1930 vs. Eng), dies 1981 Sylvester Clarke knocks out spectator with brick, WI vs. Pakistan 1980 Imran Khan scores his 1st Test Cricket ton, 123 vs. WI Lahore 1979 1st day-night one-day cricket international, Australia vs. WI at SCG 1979 Faoud Bacchus scores 250 for WI vs. India at Kanpur 1979 Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (v WI) 1978 WI all set to lose cricket test vs. Australia at Kingston till riots end game 1978 George Paine, lefty cricket spinner (for England in WI 1935), dies 1978 1st day of Test cricket for Desmond Haynes (WI vs. Australia) 1976 Big win for WI at The Oval Michael Holding 14-149 for match 1976 Clive Lloyd scores double-ton in 120 minutes, WI vs. Glamorgan 1976 England all out for 71 vs. WI at Old Trafford, Holding 14 5-7-17-5 1976 India set 403 to win by WI They get them, 6 wkts 7 overs spare 1976 Ian Redpath hits his only 2 sixes in Cricket Tests, vs. WI Adelaide 1975 G S Chappell gets ton in each inn of 1st Test Cricket as captain vs. WI 1975 Test Cricket debut of Michael Anthony Holding, WI vs. Australia Brisbane 1975 Sri Lanka's 1st one-day international, vs. WI Cricket World Cup 1974 Shivnarine Chanderpaul, cricketer, WI left-handed batsman 1994- 1974 Tony Greig takes 8-86 vs. WI Port-of-Spain (later 5-70 in 2nd inn) 1973 1st one-day Cricket international for WI (v Eng) - lose by 1 wicket 1973 Frank Hayes scores 106 on Test Cricket debut vs. WI as England lose 1973 Doug Walters' best Test Cricket bowling, 5-66 vs. WI Georgetown 1973 WI vs. Australia at Kingston, 1st time since 1955 without Sobers 1972 KFIZ TV channel 34 in Fond du Lac, WI suspends broadcasting 1972 Brad Radke, Eau Claire WI, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins 1972 Vicki Goetze, Michicot WI, LPGA golfer, 1995 British Open-12th 1972 Vincent Valentine, WI cricket pace bowler (England 1933), dies 1972 Glenn Turner (259) and Terry Jarvis make 387 opening cricket stand vs. WI 1972 Glenn Turner carries his bat for 223* vs. WI at Kingston 1972 Test Cricket debut of Lawrence Rowe WI vs. New Zealand Kingston, 214 and 100 1972 Michael Kasprowicz, cricketer, Australian Test fast bowler vs. WI 1996 1971 Matthew Elliott, cricketer, Australian Test opening batsman vs. WI 1996 1971 Patterson Thompson, cricketer, WI Test fast bowler vs. New Zealand 1996 1971 Dominic Cork, cricketer, England all-rounder Hat-trick vs. WI 1995 1971 Gavaskar makes 220 in 2nd inning vs. WI after 124 in 1st 1971 J M Noreiga takes 9-95 WI vs. India at Port-of-Spain 1970 Sherwin Campbell, cricketer, WI opening batsman 1995 1970 Andy Bichel, cricketer, Australian pace bowler vs. WI 1997 1970 Philo Wallace, cricketer, WI ODI opening batsman 1991-92 1970 EAA Convention moves from Rockford Illinois to Oshkosh, Wi 1970 Cameron Cuffy, cricketer, St. Vincent and WI fast bowler 1994- 1969 Martha Richards, Hudson WI, LPGA golfer, 1995 Safeco Classic-21st 1969 Vasbert Conniel Drakes, cricketer, Barbados fast bowler, WI ODI 1995 1969 Ireland bowl out WI for 25 at Londonderry, win by 9 wkts 1969 John Hampshire scores 107 on Test cricket debut vs. WI at Lord's 1969 Brian Lara, cricketer, WI left-hand bat Smashed world records in 1994 1969 George Williams, born in Lacrosse WI, catcher for the Oakland A's 1969 Ottis Gibson, cricketer, Barbados fast bowler, WI 1995 1969 Seymour Nurse scores 258 in his last Test Cricket innings, WI vs. New Zealand 1969 Anna Acker-Macosko, Marshfield WI, LPGA golfer, 1995 Gold Coast Tour 1969 Bob Wickman, Green Bay WI, pitcher, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees 1969 Rajindra Dhanraj, Trinidad cricket leg-spinner, WI 1994-95 1968 Narendra Hirwani, cricketer, Ind leggie 16 wickets vs. WI on debut 1988 1968 Junior Murray, cricketer, WI keeper, no relation to Derryck or David 1967 Freddie Martin, cricket WI batsman, (9 Tests 486 runs 1 century), dies 1967 Kenneth Charlie Griffith Benjamin, cricketer, WI like his namesake 1967 Steven C Stricker, Edgerton WI, PGA golfer, 1994 Northern Telecom-2nd 1966 Test Cricket debut of Bishen Singh Bedi, India vs. WI Calcutta, 2-92 1966 Patricia Neder, Wauykesha WI, team handball right wing, Olympic-92, 96 1966 Carl Hooper, cricketer, WI off-spin all-rounder 1966 Jerry Kelly, Madison WI, Nike golfer, 1993 NIKE Cleveland Open-2nd 1966 Jerry Patrick Kelly, Madison WI, PGA golfer, 1995 Greater Milw-34th 1966 WAEO (now WJFW) TV channel 12 in Rhinelander, WI (NBC) begins 1966 Test cricket debut of Derek Underwood, vs. WI Trent Bridge, wicketless 1966 Anderson Cummins, cricketer, in Packer's Valley Barbados and WI quickie 1966 Andrew Hudson, cricketer, South Africa, 163 on debut vs WI 1992 1965 Keith Arthurton, cricketer, Charlestown, Nevis WI lefty bat 1964 Winston Benjamin, cricketer, WI righty quick 1987-95 1964 Robert Haynes, cricketer, Jamaica and WI leggie, one-dayer but no Tests 1964 Milton Small, cricket pace bowler, WI vs. Australia 1984 1964 C R Browne, cricket leg-spinner (WI in 4 Tests, 6 wkts), dies 1963 David Williams, WI cricket wicket-keeper, 3 Tests 1992 1963 Roger Harper, cricketer, Guyana and WI off-spinner Extraordinary field 1962 Sherri Steinhauer, Madison WI, LPGA golfer, 1992 du Maurier Ltd 1962 Courtney Walsh, cricketer, WI pace bowler, hat-trick vs. Australia 1988 1962 Umrigar slams 172* vs. WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes 1962 Devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives WI cricket victory over India 1962 Nawab of Pataudi captains India cricket vs. WI age 21 years 77 days 1961 Alan Wells, cricketer, England Test batsman vs. WI in one Test 1995 1961 Mike Watkinson, cricketer, England off-spinner all-rounder vs. WI 1995 1961 Australia beat WI 2-1 in one of best Test Cricket series ever 1960 Zane Smith, Madison WI, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1960 Gus Logie, cricketer, WI batsman 1983-91, great fielder 1960 Carlyle Best, cricketer, WI batsman late 80's 1960 Eldine Baptiste, cricketer, WI all-rounder early 80's 1960 Riot curtails third days play at Port-Of-Spain WI vs. England 1959 Charles Jones, cricket batsman (WI in 4 Tests 1930-35, 63 runs), dies 1959 O'Neil Gordon Collie Smith, WI cricket all-rounder, dies in car crash 1959 Test debut for Mushtaq Mohammad vs. WI age 15 years 124 days 1959 Vinoo Mankad ends his final Test Cricket (v WI at Delhi) 1959 Paul Terry, cricketer, in Germany Two Tests England vs. WI 1984 1958 Daniel Bruce Forsman, Rhinelander WI, PGA golfer, 1992 Buick Open 1958 Monte Lynch, cricketer, Surrey batsman, WI Rebel, England ODI player 1958 Malcolm Marshall, cricketer, WI quickie 1978-91, WI top wicket-taker 1958 Test Cricket debut of Lance Gibbs, WI vs. Pakistan, Port-of-Spain 1957 Peter Loader takes a cricket hat-trick England vs. WI Headingley 1957 May and Cowdrey make 411 stand vs. WI Ramadhin bowls 98 overs 1957 Everton Mattis, cricketer, WI batsman early 80's 1957 Thelston Payne, cricket wicket-keeper, WI 1986 1957 Sandra Joyce Cagle Milwukee WI, playmate, Feb, 1980 1956 Alvin Greenidge, cricketer, WI opener, no relation to Gordon or Geoff 1956 Jeff Dujon, cricket wicket-keeper, WI 1981-91, their most successful 1956 New Zealand bowl out WI for 77 at Eden Park to score their 1st Test Cricket win 1956 Desmond Haynes, cricket, WI opener-greatest batsman in 1-day history 1956 Wayne Daniel, cricketer, WI fast bowler 1976-84 1956 David Smith, cricketer, England lefty batsman in 2 Tests vs. WI 1986 1955 Atkinson and Depeiaza make 347 stand for 7th wkt WI vs. Australia 1955 Atkinson and Depeiaza take WI from 6-187 to 6-494 in day vs. Australia 1955 Sobers starts run of 85 Test Cricket appearances for WI uninterrupted 1955 Collie Smith scores 104 on cricket debut WI vs. Australia, Kingston 1954 Derick Parry, cricketer, WI off-spinner early 80's 1954 Martha Nause, Sheboygan WI, LPGA golfer, 1994 du Maurier Ltd Classic 1954 Imtiaz Ali, cricketer, brother of Inshan One Test WI vs. India 1976 1954 Michael Holding, cricket fast bowler, Whispering Death-Awesome for WI 1953 Larry Gomes, dependable WI cricket left-handed batsman, 1976-87 1953 Elquemedo Willett, cricketer, WI lefty spinner early 70's 1953 Gary Cosier, cricketer, Australian batsman 1975-78, 109 on debut vs. WI 1953 Agha Zahid, cricketer, open batting for Pak vs. WI 1975, scored 14 and 1 1952 Mark C Lee, Viroqua WI, Major USAF/astronaut, STS-30, 47, 64, 82,sk: 98 1952 Sew Shivnarine, cricketer, 3 Tests for WI 1978, later USA captain 1951 1st Christmas Day in Test Crickets, Australia vs. WI at Adelaide 1951 David Murray, cricketer, WI wicket-keeper 1951 John Childs, cricketer, England left-arm spinner, two Tests vs. WI 1988 1951 Collis King, cricketer, WI all-rounder late 70s 1951 Andy Roberts, cricketer, brilliant WI quickie with 202 wickets 74-84 1950 Tom Wopat, Lodi WI, actor, Durning Rage, Christmas Comes to Willow 1950 Jeff Hammond, cricketer, Australian fast bowler on 1973 WI tour 1950 Bernard Julien, cricketer, WI left-arm pace all-rounder mid-70's 1949 Inshan Ali, cricketer, big-spinning WI chinaman bowler 1971-77 1949 Uton Dowe, cricketer, WI pace bowler 1972-73 "Dowe shall not bowl" 1949 Lawrence Rowe, cricketer, prolific WI batsman, 302 vs. England 1974 1948 Norbert Phillip, cricketer, WI pace bowler late 70s 1948 Geoff Greenidge, cricketer, no relation to Gordon, WI opener 1972-74 1948 Raphick Jumadeen, cricketer, WI slow left-armer of the 70's 1948 H H H Johnson bowls WI to win vs. England 10-96 match on debut 1948 Billy Griffith scores cricket century on debut England vs. WI, out for 140 1948 Jim Laker takes 7-103 in his 1st Test Cricket innings vs. WI Barbados 1947 Dhiraj Parsana, cricket pace bowler, Indian vs. WI 1978-79 1947 Nelson Betancourt, cricket wicketkeeper (WI Test 1930), dies at 42 1947 Pollamani Krishnamurthy, Indian cricket wicket-keeper, 1971 WI tour 1946 Albert Padmore, cricketer, WI off-spinner mid-70s 1946 Frank Hayes, cricketer, 106* England vs. WI on debut 1973 1946 Tony Howard, cricketer, WI off-spinner one Test vs. New Zealand 1972 1946 Leonard Baichan, cricketer, WI opener, 103 vs. Pakistan on debut 1975 1946 Desmond Lewis, WI cricket batsman/keeper, avg 86.33 in 3 Tests 1945 Steven Camacho, cricketer, WI batsman early seventies 1945 Joe Schermie, Madison Wi, bassist, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World 1944 Grayson Shillingford, cricket bowler, WI 1969-71, 7 Tests 15 wickets 1944 Terry Jarvis, New Zealand cricket opener, 387 partnership w/Turner vs. WI 1972 1944 Irvine Shillingford, cricketer, cousin of Grayson, 4 Tests for WI 1944 Charlie Davis, cricketer, WI batsman in 15 Tests 1968-73 1943 John Shepherd, cricketer, WI all-rounder 1969-71, later in South Africa 1943 Michael Findlay, cricket wicket-keeper, WI early 70's 1943 Keith Boyce, cricketer, big-hitting WI all-rounder of 70's 1943 Daniel Charles Brandenstein, Watertown Wi, ast, STS-8, 51-G, 32, 49 1942 Hemant Kanitkar, cricketer, batted in two Tests India vs. WI 1974 1942 Roy Fredericks, cricketer, brilliant WI lefty opener 169 vs. Australia 1975 1942 1st submarine built on Great Lakes launched, (Peto), Manitowoc, Wi 1942 Arthur Barrett, cricketer, WI leggie early 70's 1941 Robin Bynoe, cricketer, WI opening batsman in 4 Tests 1959-67 1940 Chris Balderstone, cricket batsman, England, belated faced WI in 1976 1940 Richard Edwards, cricketer, WI pace bowler 1968-69 Australia/New Zealand tour 1940 Bryan Davis, cricketer, bro of Charlie WI batsman vs. Australia 1965 1940 David Holford, cricketer, cousin of G S Sobers WI leg-spin all-rounder 1939 A K Sen Gupta, cricketer, Test India vs. WI 1959 without distinction 1939 Ron Headley, cricketer, son of George, 2 Tests WI vs. England 1973 1939 Lester King, cricketer, WI fast bowler, 2 Tests 1962-68, 9 wkts 1938 Charlie Griffith, cricketer, WI fast bowler, or did he chuck?, 1938 Tony White, cricketer, 2 Tests WI vs. Australia 1965 1938 Cyril Christiani, cricket wicket keep (WI 1935), dies of malaria at 24 1937 Harry Smith, England cricket wicket-keeper (v WI 1928), dies 1937 Sven Conrad Stayers, cricketer, WI fast bowler 1962 1936 Jack Noreiga, cricketer, 9-95 WI vs. India 1971 1936 Manohar Hardikar, cricketer, batted in 2 Tests India vs. WI 1958-59 1935 Sheikh Fazalur Rehman, cricketer, played 1 Test Pakistan vs. WI 1958 1935 Easton Dudley Ashton St. John McMorris, cricketer, WI batsman of 60's 1934 Reg Scarlett, WI cricket off-spinner, 3 Tests 1960 1934 Alfred Scott, WI cricket leg-spinner, son of O C, Test 0-140 1934 Ivor Mendonca, WI cricket wicket-keeper, 2 Tests 1962 1934 Ivan Madray, WI cricket leg-spin all rounder, 2 Tests 3 runs 0-108 1934 Roy Gilchrist, cricketer, volatile WI fast bowler of late 50s 1934 Willy Rodriguez, cricketer, occasional leg-spin bat for WI in 60's 1934 Hammond Furlonge, cricketer, WI batsman in 3 Tests 1955-56 1934 Bruce Pairaudeau, cricketer, WI opening bat in 13 Tests, 115 on debut 1933 Seymour Nurse, cricketer, prolific WI batsman, 258 vs. New Zealand 1969 1933 Tom Dewdney, cricket pace bowler, WI of 50's 1933 Cammie Smith, WI cricket opening batsman, 1960-62 1933 Ian Sinclair, cricketer, 2 Tests New Zealand vs. WI 1956, bowling average 120.00 1933 Collie Smith, cricketer, exciting WI all-rounder all too briefly 1932 Jaswick Taylor, cricketer, WI pace bowler 50s, 10 wkts in 3 Tests 1931 Bradman scores 152 Australia vs. WI, 154 minutes, 13 fours 2 fives 1931 Bradman scores 223 Australia vs. WI, 297 minutes, 26 fours 1930 Tasmania all out 280, WI 2-139 at Hobart Crowd 2,500 1930 Learie Constantine cricket 100 in 52 minutes WI vs. Tas (10x4, 1x6, 1x5) 1930 Don Bradman takes his 1st Test Cricket wicket (Ivan Barrow, WI, lbw) 1930 Joe Solomon, cricketer, WI batsman of 50's Cap fell on wkt vs. Australia 1930 Roy Marshall, cricket opener, prolific Hampshire only 4 Tests for WI 1930 4th Test Cricket WI vs. England ends in a draw after nine days 1930 England out for 849 vs. WI Kingston, Sandham out for 325 1929 Leslie Wight, cricketer, one Test WI vs. India 1953, scored 21 1929 Sonny Ramadhin, cricket spin bowler, great WI 1929 Lennox Butler, cricketer, 1 Test WI vs. Australia 1955, 16 and 2-151 1928 Gerry Alexander, cricket wicketkeeper, WI of 50s and 60s 1927 Eric St. Eval Atkinson, cricketer, bro of Denis WI pace bowler 1958-59 1927 Michael Frederick, cricketer, one Test WI vs. England 1954, scored 0 and 30 1927 George Thoms, cricketer, 1 Test Australia against WI 1952, scored 16 and 28 1926 Frank King, cricketer, WI fast bowler in 14 Tests in 50's, 29 wkts 1926 Denis Atkinson, cricketer, WI all-rounder, 219 vs. Australia 1955 1925 Richard Barber, cricketer, scored 12 and 5 in only Test New Zealand vs. WI 1956 1925 Ralph Legall, cricket wicket-keeper, WI vs. India 1954 1924 Roy Miller, cricketer, WI all-rounder in one Test 1953, 23 and 0-28 1924 Frank Worrell, cricketer, one of the three W's, inspiring WI captain 1924 Madhussudan Rege, cricketer, 15 runs in only Test India vs. WI 1948-49 1924 Norman Marshall, cricketer, brother of Roy, one Test for WI 1955 1923 Kenneth Rickards, cricketer, WI batsman two Tests 104 runs 1923 John Holt, Jr., cricketer, WI batsman in 17 Tests, 1066 runs at 36 75 1923 Jimmy Cameron, cricketer, brother of John WI batsman 1948-49 1922 Allan Rae, cricketer, prolific WI opening batsman 1948-53 1922 Clifford McWatt, cricketer, WI wicket-keeper in 6 Tests 1954-55 1922 WHA-AM in Madison WI begins radio transmissions 1921 Lancelot Pierre, cricketer, 1 Test WI vs. England 1948, 0-28 1921 Jeff Stollmeyer, cricketer, WI batsman pre/post-war 1921 Andy Ganteaume, cricketer, WI batsman, 112 in only Test innings 1948 1920 Robert Christiani, cricketer, brother of Cyril WI batsman in 22 Tests 1919 Gerald Etheridge Gomez, cricketer, post-war WI all-rounder 1919 Liberace, West Allis WI, pianist, Liberace Show, Evil Chandell-Batman 1919 K C Ibrahim, cricketer, batted in 4 Tests India vs. WI 1948-49 1919 Carole Landis, Fairchild WI, actress, One Million BC, Topper Returns 1917 Prior Jones, cricketer, WI pace bowler in 9 Tests 1948-52 1916 Esmond Kentish, cricketer, WI fast bowler in 2 Tests 1948 and 1954 1915 George Mudie, cricketer, WI all-rounder in one Test 1935, 5 and 3-40 1915 Dennis Brookes, cricketer, one Test England vs. WI 1948, scored 10 and 7 1914 E. A. V. "Foffie" Williams, cricketer, WI all-rounder 1939-48 1914 John Cameron, cricketer, brother of Jimmy WI v-captain 1939 England tour 1913 Dick Wessel, WI, actor, Dick Tracy vs Cueball, Beware of Blondie 1913 Dicky Fuller, cricketer, one Test WI vs. England 1935, 1, 0-12 1912 David Townsend, cricketer, 3 Tests England vs. WI 1935 1912 Ken Weekes, cricketer, WI batsman vs. England 1939, 137 at The Oval 1911 R. Nicholas Ray, born in Galesville WI, director, Rebel Without a Cause 1911 Norman Oldfield, cricketer, English batsman one Test vs. WI 1939, 80 and 19 1909 Manny Martindale, cricketer, fiery WI pace bowler of 30's 1909 George Headley, cricketer, in Panama All-time great WI batsman 1908 Don Ameche, Kenosha WI, actor, Cocoon, Trading Places 1904 Lionel Birkett, cricketer, WI vice-captain on Australian tour 1930-31 1901 Christine WI Wittewaall van Stoetwegen, Dutch MP, CDD 1900 Doris Deane, WI, entertainer 1893 Herman Griffith, cricketer, pioneering WI pace bowler 1893 Wilton St. Hill, WI cricketer, 3 Tests 1928-30 1892 John Litel, Albany WI, actor, Virginia City, My Hero 1890 Cyril Rutherford "Snuffy" Browne, cricketer, pioneer WI Test player 1871 Henry Stephenson, British WI, actor, Conquest, Little Old, New York, Mr. Lucky |
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