21-15 South Australian National Football League premiership: won by Norwood Victorian Football League premiership: Essendon defeated North Melbourne 92-54 Golf Australian Open: won by Norman Von Nida Australian PGA Championship: won by Norman Von Nida Horse Racing Grey Boots wins the Caulfield Cup Alister wins the Cox Plate Comic Court wins the Melbourne Cup Motor Racing The Australian Grand Prix was held at Nuriootpa and won by Doug Whiteford driving a Ford Tennis Australian Open men's singles: Frank Sedgman defeats Ken McGregor 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-1 Australian Open women's singles: Louise Brough defeats Doris Hart 6-4 3-6 6-4 Davis Cup: Australia defeats the United States 4–1 in the 1950 Davis Cup final US Open: John Bromwich and Frank Sedgman win the Men's Doubles Wimbledon: John Bromwich and Adrian Quist win the Men's Doubles Yachting Margaret Rintoul takes line honours and Nerida wins on handicap in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Births 1 January – Wayne Bennett, rugby league footballer and coach 26 January – Barry Round, Australian rules footballer (died 2022) 30 January – Jack Newton, golfer (died 2022) 11 February – John Cobb, politician 14 February – Phil Dent, tennis player 16 February – Malcolm Blight, Australian Rules football player 20 February – Garry Manuel, football (soccer) player 1 March – Estelle Blackburn, journalist 11 March – Sam Kekovich, Australian Rules football player 18 March – Larry Perkins, ATCC/V8 Supercars racing driver 20 March – Warren Snowdon, politician 10 April – Mick Dodson, indigenous leader 11 April – Jim Molan, politician and army officer (died 2023) 13 April – Tommy Raudonikis, rugby league player and coach (died 2021) 15 April – Peter Cochrane, historian 21 April – Bruce Duperouzel, footballer and cricketer 29 April – Phillip Noyce, film director 11 May – Gary Foley, indigenous activist 15 May – Jim Bacon, Premier of Tasmania (2001–2004, died 2004) 26 May – Paul Omodei, WA politician 29 May – Lesley Hunt, tennis player 31 May – Warren Entsch, politician 13 June – Belinda Bauer, actress 13 July – Kevin McQuay, businessman (died 2005) 15 July Colin Barnett, WA politician Alan Hurst, cricketer Peter Reith, politician (died 2022) 17 July – Nick Bolkus, politician 21 July – Allan Maher, football (soccer) goalkeeper 8 August – Philip Salom, poet and novelist 16 August – Jeff Thomson, cricketer 19 August – Graeme Beard, cricketer 6 September – Robyn Davidson, writer 11 September –