This Day in History: 30th June

Sanath Jayasuriya was born on this day in 1969

Cricket

1969: Birth of Sanath Jayasuriya, a Sri Lankan cricketer who left his mark on the cricket world with a series of stunning assaults on bowling attacks all around the world. Jayasuriya was an all-rounder and his international cricket career spread over two decades.

1988: Birth of Kemar Roach, a Barbadian cricketer who represents the West Indies in Test and One Day International cricket. He made his Test debut for West Indies in 2009 as part of the second-string side picked after the main players went on strike.

1980: Birth of Ryan ten Doeschate, a South African-born cricketer who plays internationally for the Netherlands due to his Dutch ancestry. He plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League.

1941: Birth of Peter Pollock, a retired South African cricketer. He has played a continuing role in the South Africa cricket team as a player and  a selector.

Football

2010: Manchester City completed the signing of Spain international David Silva from Valencia as the club made a series of marquee signings during a busy summer period.

2012: San Jose’s Sam Cronin quickly recovered from an apparent injury after being struck by a well-placed ball from David Beckham.

1965: Birth of Gary Pallister, an English former professional footballer, sports television pundit and operations director of Conference National side Darlington.

Boxing

Mike Tyson was born on this day in 1966

1966: Birth of Mike Tyson, a retired American professional boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles at 20 years, 4 months, and 22 days old.

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