in sports

See also: 1929 in sports, other events of 1930, 1931 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Cricket

• 10 January-13 January, Christchurch - New Zealand plays its first Test match, against England. England won by 8 wickets. England won the 4-Test series 1-0.

Football (American)

• Green Bay Packers win the National Football League title with a record of 10-3-1.

Football (Australian Rules)

• Victorian Football League
  • Collingwood wins the 34th VFL Premiership (Collingwood 14.16 (100) d Geelong 9.16 (70))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Stan Judkins (Richmond), Allan Hopkins (Footscray) and Harry Collier (Collingwood)

Ice Hockey

• Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens defeat Boston Bruins 2-0

• • April 1 Montreal Canadiens 3 0 at Boston Bruins
  • April 3 Boston Bruins 3 4 at Montreal Canadiens

Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Tom Dennis 25-12

Events

• July 13 - The first FIFA World Cup begins in Uruguay.

• July 30 - Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2 in the final of the first FIFA World Cup.

• First British Empire Games, precursor of the Commonwealth Games, held in Hamilton, Ontario

Births

Deaths

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