ON THIS DAY
1990: The Shell Trophy cricket match between Wellington and Canterbury at Christchurch produced one of the most bizarre finishes in the game’s history.
To force a result, Wellington’s Bert Vance delivered 17 no-balls in the penultimate over. The umpire miscounted the number of legitimate balls, producing a 22-ball over in which 77 runs were scored, 69 of them by wicketkeeper Lee Germon.
A further 17 were scored off the last over and Canterbury faced the final ball needing one run for victory. The batsman played a defensive stroke, unaware only one was needed, and the match was drawn.
Wellington still went on to win the trophy.
1995: Reports emerged that the Premier League Commission had found Arsenal manager George Graham guilty of taking a “bung” – a cut of the £285,000 transfer of John Jensen. Graham was sacked as Gunners boss the following day and handed a worldwide ban.
2000: Gillingham, playing in the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time in their history, were thrashed 5-0 by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
2002: Former England defender Ray Wilson announced he was selling his 1966 World Cup winner’s medal.
2007: The Premier League confirmed the application by Liverpool to register Javier Mascherano as a player had been accepted. The Argentina midfielder had been at the centre of controversy over the terms of his move to West Ham United, along with countryman Carlos Tevez, at the start of the season.
2010: Amy Williams won gold for Great Britain in the women’s skeleton at the Winter Olympics.
2014: Great Britain’s women won a curling bronze medal by beating Switzerland 6-5 in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.
2015: Jay Beatty, an 11-year-old Celtic fan with Down’s syndrome, won Scottish football’s goal of the month award after a landslide online vote.