
Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Donald Bradman, Clarrie Grimmett, Beverley Lyon, Ian Peebles, Maurice Turnbull.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).

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Bradman, with 974 runs in the series (still a world record), is the main difference between two strong teams. Australia regains The Ashes, winning the Test series by 2–1 with two 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.England goes on to win the series 1–0 with three matches drawn. January - New Zealand plays its inaugural Test match, losing to England at Christchurch by eight wickets.18th Grey Cup – Toronto Balmy Beach 11–6 Regina Roughriders.World Bantamweight Championship – "Panama" Al Brown.World Featherweight Championship – Bat Battalino.World Lightweight Championship – Sammy Mandell → Al Singer → Tony Canzoneri.World Welterweight Championship – Jackie Fields → "Young" Jack Thompson → Tommy Freeman.World Middleweight Championship – Mickey Walker.World Light Heavyweight Championship – vacant → Maxie Rosenbloom.World Heavyweight Championship – vacant → Max Schmeling.Max Schmeling defeats Jack Sharkey by a controversial fourth round foul punch decision to take the vacant World Heavyweight Championship title.It features a four-man bob event only, which is won by Italy. Inaugural world championship is held at Caux-sur-Montreux in Switzerland.Club Joventut Badalona was founded in Spain.
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Olimpia Milan, most successful professional basketball club in Italy, officially founded.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.Cleveland Rosenblums win four games to one over the Rochester Centrals.1–8 October - Philadelphia Athletics defeats St Louis Cardinals to win the 1930 World Series by 4 games to 2.Championship final – SK Tirfing 1-0 Djurgårdens IF.Sandover Medal won by Ted Flemming ( West Perth).4 October: East Fremantle 12.15 (87) defeats South Fremantle 7.9 (51) to win its third consecutive premiership.


South Australian National Football League The annual Brownlow Medal is awarded to Stan Judkins ( Richmond), Allan Hopkins ( Footscray) and Harry Collier (Collingwood).Collingwood wins the 34th VFL Premiership, beating Geelong 14.16 (100) to 9.16 (70) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).The inaugural Serie A is won by Ambrosiana.National Championship – Hertha BSC 5–4 Holstein Kiel at Düsseldorf.

