This day in history: 16th September

Sachin Tendulkar scored a run-a-ball 89 against Pakistan in Toronto on 16 September, 1996

Cricket

1959 - One of South Africa’s best Test wicket-keepers, Dave Richardson, was born. In his 42 Tests, Richardson affected 152 dismissals. A more than useful batsman, Richardson scored nine Test fifties and a century which came against New Zealand at Cape Town in 1994-95. In January 2002 he became the ICC’s first general manager, and in 2012 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer.

1988 - Javed Miandad scored 211 against Australia at Karachi. It was his fifth double century in Test cricket.

1996 – India and Pakistan played first ODI in Canada. Despite the sizeable South Asian expat population in Toronto, only 750 fans turned up for the match, according to the Wisden Almanack. Sachin Tendulkar delighted those fans with a run-a-ball 89 to help beat Pakistan by eight wickets. Azhar Mahmood made his one-day debut for Pakistan in the match.

Football

1996 – Patrick Vieira made his Arsenal debut in a 4-1 against Sheffield Wednesday at Highbury. Viera, who was twenty years old at the time, had spent two seasons at Cannes and one at AC Milan before moving to Arsenal on 14 August 1996 for a transfer fee of £3.5 million.

Golf

1951 - 6th US Women’s Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls

1979 – 23rd Ryder Cup: US wins, 17-11 at The Greenbrier, West Virginia, US.

Baseball

1924 - Jim Bottomley knocked in 12 runs in a single game setting a major league baseball record.

2000 – Sammy Sosa’s becomes the second player to hit 50 or more home runs in three consecutive years, joining Mark McGwire

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