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WorksheetsAustralian Sport Time Line
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When Did Sport first Arrive in Australia?
Sport arrived in Australia with the First Fleet in 1788
Sport arrived in 1822
1790
1802
When were the first athletic tournaments held.
1790
1789
1810
1802
Did Indigenous Australians play sport
No
Aboriginal sport did not exist as a separate compartment of life. The sports imported from Britain were based on notions of a division between work and leisure; something quite foreign to Aboriginal culture. Sport for Aborigines was inseparable from ritual and daily life; hunting and tracking were part of both work (acquiring food) and leisure. So although there were games, to term them sport is questionable
When did the Melbourne Cricket Ground Australia's largest sporting arena open
1945
1798
1853
1920
When did the first Australian cricket team to go on tour internationally.
The first team to tour were the convicts brought on the tall ships from England. They toured their home towns and lost every game.
In 1868 the Australian side toured and was an all Aboriginal team. They toured England where they played 47 games, where they won 14 games, drew 19 and lost 14.
When was the first recorded cricket match in Australia
The first recorded match wasn't until 1850
The first recorded cricket match in Australia took place in Sydney in December 1803
1789, a year after the arrival of the tall ships.
1867
When was the Sheffield Shield established
1982
The Sheffield Shield, cricket competition was established immediately after Colonisation in 1790
1801
The Sheffield Shield, the premier first-class cricket competition in Australia, was established in 1892 by the Australasian Cricket Council, the first attempt at a national cricket board.
In the last test in the career of Australian captain Donald Bradman, Bradman needed 6 runs in his final test innings to have an average of 100, In what year was his final test
Donald Bradman still plays Cricket
Generally regarded as the best batsman in the history of the sport, Donald Bradman's last test was in 1948.
1921
Donald Bradman's last test was 1952
Initially World Series Cricket was banned from playing on a traditional cricket ground. When was the first time WSC played at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
This statement is incorrect and World Series Cricket was always allowed to be played at traditional Cricket Grounds.
1982
28 November 1978 the first day-night match was played between the WSC Australian and West Indian teams.
1952
When was AFL first played
In the Northern Territory in 1899
May 1859 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
First played in NSW in 1902
First played in England in 1902
When did AFL start
Eight clubs formed the Victorian Football League on 2 Oct 1896
1897
1904
11 clubs formed the Australian Football League on Jan 1971
Despite the success of the VFL, many teams were suffering financially, as a solution an expansion came as more teams were admitted , however, these teams were from other states than Victoria thus Victorian Football League became the Australian Football League! In what year did this name change occur.
1964
1983
1972
1990
AFL Women's (AFLW) is Australia's national Australian rules football league for female players. The league is run by the Australian Football League (AFL).
The first season of the league began with eight teams. In what year was the first season.
February 2017
June 1962
May 2011
October 1986
In what years has Australia hosted the Summer Olympic games?
1945 in Brisbane and 2011 in Perth
1972 in Melbourne and in 2000 in Sydney
1956 in Melbourne and in 2000 in Sydney.
In 1972 in Perth and in 2000 in Sydney
When did Australia first compete in the Winter Olympics?
1942
Australia first competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February, with 50 competitors in 10 sports. They won three medals in total, two silver and one bronze, ranking 23rd in the medal table.
Australia first competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Alaska, from 9 to 25 February with 50 competitors in 10 sports. They won three medals in total, two silver and one bronze, ranking 23rd in the medal table.
Australia first competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Siberia, from 9 to 25 February, with 50 competitors in 10 sports. They won three medals in total, two silver and one bronze, ranking 23rd in the medal table.
When did Australia first compete in the Olympics?
Australia first competed in the 1942 Olympics
1873
1942
Edwin Flack was Australia's first Olympian, being the only representative in 1896, and the first Olympic champion in the 800 metres and the 1500 metres running events.
When was touch football formalised
1980's
1942
1970's
1843
The first Test match was played, between Australia and England when....
1877
1788
1842
1896
What major Tennis event took place in 1905
The final between Evonne Goolagong vs Virginia Wade
The Australian Open Championship second year anniversary
The first year that the Australian Open Tennis Championship was held
Australia II won yachting's America's Cup in what year
1911
1972
1899
1983
Cadel Evans became the first Australian to win the Tour de France in what year
2009
2011
2008
2000
In the four years of his racing career, Phar Lap won 37 of 51 races he entered. In what year did he win the Melbourne Cup
1944
1930
1899
1533
In what year did Betty Cuthbert win gold at the Tokyo Olympic Games, and Dawn Fraser win her 3rd consecutive Olympic title
1866
1977
1964
1467
In what year did the Gold Coast first host the Quicksilver Pro. sponsored by Billabong.
1211
1744
1988
In 1996
Which Australian surfer has won the most world titles?
winning four titles at Bells Beach. What year did he get his first title
Mick Fanning 2007
Kelly Slater 1856
Mark Occilupo 1987
Layne Beechly 1877
In what year did Surfing legend Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku arrive in Australia and demonstrate the ancient Hawaiian board riding technique at Freshwater in Sydney, New South Wales.
1788
In 1915
1977
1952
