Australian Sporting Events By nfb1999 Apr 8, 1806 First Racecourse Opens - Hawkesbury River Sydney Apr 8, 1825 Sydney Turf Club Established Apr 8, 1832 First Fully Recorded Cricket Match Apr 8, 1851 First Inter-Colonial Cricket Match Apr 8, 1858 First AFL Game Apr 8, 1861 Archer Wins the First Melbourne Cup Apr 8, 1862 First English Cricket Tour Apr 8, 1867 First Aboriginal Cricket Team Tours England Apr 8, 1874 First Womens Cricket Match Apr 8, 1877 VFA is Formed w/ 8 Clubs Apr 8, 1880 First Cricket Test on English Soil Apr 8, 1887 Numbers Used on VFL Players for the First Time Apr 8, 1892 Sheffild Shield Played for the First Time Apr 8, 1899 Australia Wins it's First Rugby Test Against Britan Apr 8, 1907 Australia win Davis Cup for First Time Apr 8, 1910 Swimmer Frank Beaurepaire Sets Four World Records Apr 8, 1911 Victor Trumper Scores 661 Runs at an Average of 94.2 vs. South Africa Apr 8, 1915 Les Darcy Wins World Middleweight Boxing Title Apr 8, 1916 Olympic Games cancelled due to WWI Apr 8, 1921 Arthur Mailey sets Aust. test record wickets ina an innings 9/121 Apr 8, 1930 Don Bradman hits record 334 Runs vs Eng Apr 8, 1930 Phar Lap wins Melbourne Cup Apr 8, 1932 Phar Lap Dies in the US Apr 8, 1947 Bob Pratt kicks record 150 goals in a Season Apr 8, 1948 Don Bradman Retires Apr 8, 1950 Australia Beats England In Rugby League Series for the First Time In 28 Years Apr 8, 1951 Frank Sedgman win US Open Apr 8, 1962 Rod Laver wins Grand Slam Apr 8, 1964 Dawn Fraser makes Record of 8 medals inc. 4 gold medals Apr 8, 1970 First One-Day International Game MCG Apr 8, 1979 Fitzroy Records Greatest Winning Margin in VFL w/ 190 Points Apr 8, 1999 Walabies First Team to win Second World Cup Apr 8, 2000 Cathy Freeman wins 400m Track Apr 8, 2000 Ian Thorpe = Shane Goulds Aust. Record for Most Medals Apr 8, 2000 Australia wins 58 Medal inc. 16 Golds at Sydney Olympics Apr 8, 2006 John Alosi Kicks Penalty for World Cup for the First Time since 1974 Apr 8, 2011 Cadel Evans wins Tour De France