2002 Death Charles Sheffield, science and science fiction writer, Starfire, dies at 67 1996 Event South Australia grab exciting draw vs W A to win Sheffield Shield 1995 Event Queensland beat S Australia to win 1st ever cricket Sheffield Shield 1994 Event Earliest start of Sheffield Shield season (Queensland vs. Tasmania) 1993 Event Red Tom Browning decides to watch his team play at Wrigley Field from the roof of a building across Sheffield Ave, he is fined $500 1993 Event New South Wales beat Qld by eight wkts to win Sheffield Shield 1993 Event Queensland all out for 75 vs. NSW in Sheffield Shield Final 1992 Event WA beat NSW by 44 runs to win the Sheffield Shield Final 1991 Event Victoria beat NSW by 7 wickets to win Sheffield Shield Final 1990 Event NSW beat Queensland by 345 runs to win Sheffield Shield Final 1989 Event 96 crushed to death at Sheffield Soccer Stadium in England 1988 Event WA beat Queensland by 5 wkts to win the Sheffield Shield Final 1987 Event WA win the Sheffield Shield by drawing cricket final vs Victoria 1986 Event Exciting draw in final gives NSW the Sheffield Shield over Qld 1985 Event NSW wins cricket Sheffield Shield by beating Queensland by 1 wicket 1984 Event WA beat Queensland by four wickets to win the Sheffield Shield 1983 Event NSW beat Western Australia by 54 runs to win Sheffield Shield 1982 Event British torpedo boat Sheffield off Falkland hit by Exocet rocket 1968 Birthday Gary Sheffield, born in Tampa, Florida, outfielder for the Florida Marlins 1965 Birthday David Baker, Sheffield England, U.K. cyclist 1963 Birthday Suzanne Sulley, Sheffield S Yorks, rocker, Human Leauge-Human 1962 Birthday Joanne Catherall, Sheffield England, rock vocalist, Human League 1959 Birthday Stephen Singleton, Sheffield, rocker, ABC 1957 Death Reginald Sheffield, actor (Second Chance), dies at 55 1956 Birthday Adrian Wright, Sheffield, rock vocalist, Human League-Only Human 1955 Birthday Philip Oakey, Sheffield, rock vocalist, Human Leauge-Only Human 1951 Birthday Paul Carrack, born in Sheffield, England, rock vocalist, Squeeze/Ace-How Long 1944 Birthday Joe Cocker, Sheffield Eng, rock vocalist, Little Help From My Friends 1940 Birthday Gareth Roberts, chancellor, Sheffield University 1934 Birthday Bernard Rands, born in Sheffield, England, composer, Wildtrack 1934 Event Bert Ironmonger ends Sheffield Shield career age 51 years 298 days 1931 Birthday Johnny Sheffield, born in Pasadena, California, actor, Boy-Tarzan Finds a Son 1930 Event Clarrie Grimmett takes 10 for 37 vs. Yorkshire at Sheffield 1926 Event Queensland win their 1st Sheffield Shield cricket match, vs. NSW 1912 Birthday Jimmy Jewel, born in Sheffield, England, James Arthur Thomas J. Marsh, comedian, television, film actor, appeared in film 'The Krays', musical drama 'Casualty' 1902 Event Australia won the one and only Test Cricket played at Sheffield 1901 Birthday Reginald Sheffield, born in London, England, actor, Second Chance 1897 Death John Cottam, cricket (Test for Australia 1897, no Sheffield matches), dies 1892 Event Commencement of 1st Sheffield Shield cricket game, SA vs. NSW 1892 Event Dr. Washington Sheffield invents toothpaste tube 1857 Event World's 1st soccer club, Sheffield F C, founded in England 1849 Event Start of 1st Lancashire-Yorkshire clash at Hyde Park, Sheffield
