Sporting birthdays - June 11 - Sport - Evening Standard
       

Sporting birthdays - June 11

Rachael Heyhoe-Flint (cricket) - Captained England and helped popularise
women's cricket and former director at Wolverhampton Wanderers, born 1939.

Jackie Stewart (motor racing) - Scottish Formula One world champion in 1969,
1971 and 1973, born 1939.

Jenny Pitman (racing) - Became first woman to saddle a Grand National winner
when Corbiere won at 13-1 in 1983, born 1946.

Tony Allcock (bowls) - Former British number one, born 1955.

Birthday boy: Sir Jackie

Birthday boy: Sir Jackie


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