Australia and New Zealand in 1961
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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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Hawthorn
def. Footscray, 94-51
St George
def. Western Suburbs, 22-0
Australia
def. England, 2-1 (2 drawn)
The year, month by month
January
- TennisAustralian Open men'sRoy Emerson
- Date
- 30 Jan
- TennisAustralian Open women'sMargaret Smith Court
- Date
- 30 Jan
February: nothing in this view
March
- CricketSheffield ShieldNew South Wales
- Season
- 1960-61
Apr to Jul: nothing in this view
August
- CricketThe AshesAustralia def. England, 2-1 (2 drawn)
- Runner-up
- England
- Date
- 17 Aug
- Note
- Series in England; date is the start of the last Test
September
- NRLNSWRLSt George def. Western Suburbs, 22-0
- Runner-up
- Western Suburbs
- Venue
- S.C.G.
- Date
- 16 Sep
- AFLVFLHawthorn def. Footscray, 94-51
- Runner-up
- Footscray
- Venue
- M.C.G.
- Date
- 23 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 rugby union0-0-3
- Men's cricket
Test 3-3-2
New Zealand
- Men's rugby union3-0-0
Beat France
- 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, 1692
City of the year
- Sydney2
- Melbourne1
Titles by metro
- Sydney: NSWRL, Sheffield Shield
- Melbourne: VFL
Since 1897, to 1961: Sydney 86, Melbourne 76