They say we should use this time to learn something new – so we thought we’d offer up a history lesson free of charge!
We’re going to be recapping all the important sporting moments each and every day on the Ladbrokes Blog.
So if it’s AFL, NRL, Basketball, Cricket, Golf or even Wrestling, be sure to return each morning as we take a trip back through the history books to relive some of the great sporting moments in This Day In Sport!
2012 – Hindmarsh’s Final Kick
A crowd of 45,863 packed out ANZ Stadium to witness the final round game between Parramatta and St George Illawarra.
In what was the biggest Sydney regular-season attendance in over 43 years as the fans packed the stands say a fitting farewell to four of the NRL’s one-club greats.
The Dragons thrashed the Eels 29-8 in a game featuring two sides that wern’t going to feature in the upcoming finals series.
This occassion was to celebrate the careers of four club legends – Dragons duo Ben Hornby and Dean Young, along with Luke Burt and Nathan Hindmarsh from the Eels.
While it was a realtivly one-sided affair, the match was best remembered for Nathan Hindmarsh kicking his one and only goal in his decorated career after the full-time siren.
‘Pretty standard really,” Hindmarsh told the Sydney Morning Herald regarding his first-ever goal.
”Can kick ’em, just never get the opportunities.’
At the end of the match, all four players were honoured on stage before taking part in a lap of honour to rapturous applause (and a few tears) from the adoring fans.
1975- The Never Ending Test Ends
Australia and England fought out a draw in the longest first-class match played in England, which lasted 32 hours and 17 minutes at The Oval.
The two Cricket boards of England and Australia agreed that the last Test of the 1975 Ashes series would extend out to six days.
With Australia leading the Ashes series 1-0 after the first three Tests, the 4th one was to be extended by a day to allow more time to get a result.
The fourth Test at the Oval started on Thursday the 28th of August, including a rest day on the Sunday and continued for the rest of the week up until Wednesday the 3rd of September.
Midway through the six day Test, it was looking like the match wouldn’t go the distance with Australia 1/280 making it look like an uphil battle for England to win the match.
Bob Woolmer’s marathon effort at number five, brought him his maiden Test century giving England a chance.
It was a slow and steady effort as he stayed at the bat for eight hours, 19 minutes for a total of 149.
The slow and sluggish pitch was a major factor as the likes of Tony Greig’s men for England and Ian Chappel’s Australians slugged out another Draw.
Chappel retired as Australian captain at the end of the match.