This day in history: 21st June

On this day in 1975 West Indies won the inaugural Cricket World Cup

Cricket

1975: West Indies won the inaugural Cricket World Cup by beating Australia by 17 runs.

1992: Last day of Test cricket for Ian Botham & Allan Lamb.

1937: Birth of John Edrich, a former English cricketer, who played for Surrey and England. He earned a reputation as a dogged and fearless batsman, and he is considered amongst the best players of his generation.

1952: Birth of Jeremy Coney, a former New Zealand cricketer, who played 52 Test matches and 88 ODIs for New Zealand, captaining them in 15 Tests and 25 ODIs.

Football

1955: Birth of Michel Platini, a former French football player and manager, and the president of the Union of European Football Associations since 2007.

2007: A brace from Juan Roman Riquelme secured a sixth Copa Libertadores for Boca Juniors.

2001: Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier made his first signing of the summer with the capture of left-back John Arne Riise from Monaco.

Tennis

1983: Tennis ace Arthur Ashe undergoes double bypass heart surgery.

1994: Steffi Graf becomes 1st defending tennis champ to lose in 1st round of a major tournament (Wimbledon to Lorrie McNeal).

Boxing

1932: Jack Sharkey beats Max Schmeling in 15 for heavyweight boxing title.

2002: Lennox Lewis retains boxing’s WBC world Heavyweight crown with an eight round knockout over Mike Tyson.

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