ON THIS DAY: 2004
1848: WG Grace was born. The cricket legend scored 54,896 runs, took 2,876 wickets and 871 catches in the first-class game. In 1876, he became the first man to score 300 runs in an innings and duly repeated the feat within a week. He also represented his country at bowls. He retired from first-class cricket aged 60 in 1908 and died in 1915.
1951: ‘Jersey’ Joe Walcott knocked out Ezzard Charles to become world heavyweight boxing champion at 37-years-old.
1997: Liverpool signed midfielder Paul Ince from Inter Milan for £4.2m.