1914 – Honus Wagner becomes the first Major League Baseball player to get 3,000 hits1972 – Birth of one of a unique cricket sextet. When Zimbabwe played New Zealand in the first Test in Harare in 1997-98, Bryan (born this day) and Paul Strang were one of three sets of brothers in the side, along with the Rennies (Gavin and John) and the Flowers (Andy and Grant)On 9 June 1983, rookie Zims sprang a surprise beating the Aussies in the World Cup curtain raiser. He was one of the stars of Australia’s World Cup campaign in 2003, made his Test debut in 2004, and got his maiden hundred in the Ashes two years later. Rashid picked up two wickets from his first two deliveries and was on a hat-trick twice in his first two overs. This was Afghanistan’s first 50-over win over a Full Member side that wasn’t either Zimbabwe or Bangladesh

Source: The Nation June 09, 2021 10:41 UTC