1930 in sports

The South American Basketball Championship 1930 is the first major international basketball competition when four South American teams play in Montevideo and the host nation Uruguay wins the tournament.

Europe

Olimpia Milan, most successful professional basketball club in Italy, officially founded.^{[citation needed]}
Club Joventut Badalona was founded in Spain^[1]

Bobsleigh[edit]

World Bobsleigh Championships

Inaugural world championship is held at Caux-sur-Montreux in Switzerland. It features a four-man bob event only, which is won by Italy.

Boxing[edit]

Events

Max Schmeling defeats Jack Sharkey by a controversial fourth round foul punch decision to take the vacant World Heavyweight Championship title

Lineal world champions^[2]

World Heavyweight Championship – vacant → Max Schmeling
World Light Heavyweight Championship – vacant → Maxie Rosenbloom
World Middleweight Championship – Mickey Walker
World Welterweight Championship – Jackie Fields → "Young" Jack Thompson → Tommy Freeman
World Lightweight Championship – Sammy Mandell → Al Singer → Tony Canzoneri
World Featherweight Championship – Bat Battalino
World Bantamweight Championship – "Panama" Al Brown
World Flyweight Championship – vacant

Canadian football[edit]

Grey Cup

18th Grey Cup – Toronto Balmy Beach 11–6 Regina Roughriders

Cricket[edit]

Events

January — New Zealand plays its inaugural Test match, losing to England at Christchurch by eight wickets. England goes on to win the series 1–0 with three matches drawn.
Having scored 1586 runs in the 1929–30 Australian season at an average of 113.28 and including a world record individual innings of 452*, Don Bradman continues in the same vein through the Australian tour of England in 1930. Australia regains The Ashes, winning the Test series by 2–1 with two matches drawn. Bradman, with 974 runs in the series (still a world record), is the main difference between two strong teams. The highlight of the tour is Bradman's remarkable innings at Headingley in the Third Test when he makes 309 not out in a single day (his final score is 334).

England

County Championship – Lancashire
Minor Counties Championship – Durham
Most runs – Don Bradman 2960 @ 98.66 (HS 334)
Most wickets – Tich Freeman 275 @ 16.84 (BB 10–53)
Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Donald Bradman, Clarrie Grimmett, Beverley Lyon, Ian Peebles, Maurice Turnbull

Australia

Sheffield Shield – Victoria
Most runs – Don Bradman 1586 @ 113.28 (HS 452*)
Most wickets – Clarrie Grimmett 82 @ 23.69 (BB 7–136)

India

Bombay Quadrangular – Hindus

New Zealand

Plunket Shield – Wellington

South Africa

Currie Cup – not contested

West Indies

Inter-Colonial Tournament – not contested

Cycling[edit]

Tour de France

André Leducq (France) wins the 24th Tour de France^[3]

Figure skating[edit]

World Figure Skating Championships

World Men's Champion – Karl Schäfer (Austria)
World Women's Champion – Sonja Henie (Norway)
World Pairs Champions – Andreé Joly-Brunet and Pierre Brunet (France)

Golf[edit]

Events

Bobby Jones becomes the first man to win the golfing Grand Slam^[4]

Major tournaments

Other tournaments

British Amateur – Bobby Jones
U.S. Amateur – Bobby Jones

Women's professional

Women's Western Open – Lucia Mida

Handball[edit]

25 November – The Swedish Handball Federation is established.^[5]

Horse racing[edit]

England

Australia

Melbourne Cup – Phar Lap

Canada

King's Plate – Aymond

France

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Motrico

Ireland

Irish Grand National – Fanmond
Irish Derby Stakes – Rock Star

USA

Kentucky Derby – Gallant Fox
Preakness Stakes – Gallant Fox
Belmont Stakes – Gallant Fox

Ice hockey[edit]

Stanley Cup

28–29 March — Montreal Canadiens defeats Boston Bruins by 2 games to 0 in the 1930 Stanley Cup Finals

Motorsport[edit]

Multi-sport events[edit]

British Empire Games

Inaugural British Empire Games, precursor of the Commonwealth Games are held at Hamilton, Ontario^[7]

Far Eastern Championship Games

9th Far Eastern Championship Games are held at Tokyo, Empire of Japan

Nordic skiing[edit]

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

5th FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1930 are held at Oslo-Holmenkollen ski jump, Norway

Rowing[edit]

The Boat Race

12 April — Cambridge wins the 82nd Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

Rugby league[edit]

The Australia national rugby league team completed on the 1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain.

England

Championship – Huddersfield
Challenge Cup final – Widnes 10–3 St. Helens at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London
Lancashire League Championship – St. Helens
Yorkshire League Championship – Huddersfield
Lancashire County Cup – Warrington 15–2 Salford
Yorkshire County Cup – Hull Kingston Rovers 13–7 Hunslet

Australia

NSW Premiership – Western Suburbs 27–2 St George (grand final)

Rugby union[edit]

Five Nations Championship

43rd Five Nations Championship series is won by England

Snooker[edit]

World Championship

4th World Snooker Championship is won by Joe Davis who defeats Tom Dennis 25–12

Speed skating[edit]

Speed Skating World Championships

Men's All-round Champion – Michael Staksrud (Norway)

Tennis[edit]

Australia

Australian Men's Singles Championship – Edgar Moon (Australia) defeats Harry Hopman (Australia) 6–3 6–1 6–3
Australian Women's Singles Championship – Daphne Akhurst Cozens (Australia) defeats Sylvia Lance Harper (Australia) 10–8 2–6 7–5

England

Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Bill Tilden (USA) defeats Wilmer Allison (USA) 6–3 9–7 6–4
Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeats Elizabeth Ryan (USA) 6–2 6–2

France

French Men's Singles Championship – Henri Cochet (France) defeats Bill Tilden (USA) 3–6 8–6 6–3 6–1
French Women's Singles Championship – Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeats Helen Jacobs (USA) 6–2 6–1

USA

American Men's Singles Championship – John Doeg (USA) defeats Frank Shields (USA) 10–8 1–6 6–4 16–14
American Women's Singles Championship – Betty Nuthall Shoemaker (Great Britain) defeats Anna McCune Harper (USA) 6–1 6–4

Davis Cup

1930 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – France 4–1 United States at Stade Roland Garros (clay) Paris, France

Yacht racing[edit]

America's Cup

The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Enterprise defeats British challenger Shamrock V, of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club by 4 races to 0

Notes[edit]

^a Awarded retrospectively by the VFL in 1989.

References[edit]

^ Bertolazzi, Alberto (24 March 2020). Basketball for Kids: An Illustrated Guide. Meyer & Meyer Sport. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-78255-861-3.
^ Cyber Boxing Zone
^ "Cycling-Tour de France list of winners". Eurosport UK. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
^ "Bobby Jones | American golfer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
^ Björn Persson. "Svenska handbollförbundets historia" (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ "Our Games | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

[1] Bertolazzi, Alberto (24 March 2020). Basketball for Kids: An Illustrated Guide. Meyer & Meyer Sport. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-78255-861-3.

[2] Cyber Boxing Zone

[3] "Cycling-Tour de France list of winners". Eurosport UK. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2021.

[4] "Bobby Jones | American golfer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

[5] Björn Persson. "Svenska handbollförbundets historia" (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[6] "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

[7] "Our Games | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

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