TODAY: July11

1884: Old Trafford in Manchester became the second British Test cricket ground after the Kennington Oval when it hosted the first Test between England and Australia.

1999: Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher suffered a broken leg in a highspeed crash into a tyre wall during the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

2000: Manchester United agreed to sell error-prone goalkeeper Massimo Taibi (above) to Reggina for £2.5million – just 10 months after splashing out £4.5m to bring the Italian to Old Trafford.