1957 in Australia - Sport

Sport

  • Cricket
    • New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield
  • Football
    • South Australian National Football League premiership: won by Port Adelaide
    • Victorian Football League premiership: Melbourne defeated Essendon 116-55
  • Rugby
    • Bledisloe Cup: won by the All Blacks
    • Brisbane Rugby League premiership: Valleys defeated Brothers 18-17
    • New South Wales Rugby League premiership: St. George defeated Manly-Warringah 31-9
    • Australia defeats Great Britain in the 1957 Rugby League World Cup
  • Golf
    • Australian Open: won by Frank Phillips
    • Australian PGA Championship: won by Gary Player
  • Horse Racing
    • Tulloch wins the Caulfield Cup
    • Red Craze wins the Cox Plate
    • Todman wins the inaugural Golden Slipper
    • Straight Draw wins the Melbourne Cup
  • Motor Racing
    • The Australian Grand Prix was held at Caversham and won by Lex Davison and Bill Patterson driving a Ferrari
  • Tennis
    • Australian Open men's singles: Ashley Cooper defeats Neale Fraser 6-3 9-11 6-4 6-2
    • Australian Open women's singles: Shirley Fry defeats Althea Gibson 6-3 6-4
    • Davis Cup: Australia defeats the United States 3-2 in the 1957 Davis Cup final
    • Wimbledon: Lew Hoad wins the Men's Singles
  • Yachting
    • Kurrewa IV takes line honours and Anitra V wins on handicap in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

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