Australia and New Zealand in 1959
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Source: the site's AFL, NRL, cricket, rugby, football and basketball records · as of 19 Oct 2026
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Melbourne
def. Essendon, 115-78
St George
def. Manly Warringah, 20-0
Australia
def. England, 4-0 (1 drawn)
The year, month by month
January
- TennisAustralian Open men'sAlex Olmedo
- Date
- 26 Jan
- TennisAustralian Open women'sMary Carter Reitano
- Date
- 26 Jan
February
- CricketThe AshesAustralia def. England, 4-0 (1 drawn)
- Runner-up
- England
- Date
- 13 Feb
- Note
- Series in Australia; date is the start of the last Test
March
- CricketSheffield ShieldNew South Wales
- Season
- 1958-59
Apr to Jul: nothing in this view
August
- NRLNSWRLSt George def. Manly Warringah, 20-0
- Runner-up
- Manly Warringah
- Venue
- S.C.G.
- Date
- 15 Aug
September
- AFLVFLMelbourne def. Essendon, 115-78
- Runner-up
- Essendon
- Venue
- M.C.G.
- Date
- 26 Sep
Oct to Dec: nothing in this view
Events without a day are listed under the month they usually fall in.
National teamsWins-draws-losses
Australia
- Men's cricket
Test 5-2-1
New Zealand
- Men's cricket
Test 0-1-1
Records come from the site's national-team Elo results (rugby union, football, basketball), its cricket results (Test, ODI and T20I; no-result matches left out) and the champions board (titles). Rugby league internationals, women's rugby and women's cricket are not tracked, so rugby league shows only in years with a World Cup title.
Year in perspective
The Line
St George NRL
Top club on the Line, 1715
City of the year
- Sydney2
- Melbourne1
Titles by metro
- Sydney: NSWRL, Sheffield Shield
- Melbourne: VFL
Since 1897, to 1959: Sydney 82, Melbourne 74