Australian Sport and Leisure

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Across
  1. 1. Australia's greatest ever cricketer and a national legend
  2. 7. Sport where the Melbourne Cup stops the entire nation for three minutes each November
  3. 10. Junior surf lifesaving program that trains young Australians in beach safety from an early age
  4. 11. Collision sport where the Wallabies wear gold and green on the world stage
  5. 13. Fast-paced court sport where the Australian Diamonds are perennial world champions
  6. 15. The spiritual home of Australian sport, located in Victoria
Down
  1. 2. Thirteen-a-side football code with a massive following in NSW and Queensland
  2. 3. Riding waves on a board — an Australian beach obsession since the 1960s
  3. 4. Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne every January
  4. 5. Wave-riding sport using a board and sail, popular on Australia's coastal waters
  5. 6. Gruelling surf lifesaving competition testing swimming, running, paddling and sprinting
  6. 8. Water sport where Australia punches well above its weight at every Olympic Games
  7. 9. Bat and ball sport where Australia has won the World Cup and dominated the Ashes for decades
  8. 12. Football code invented in Australia, played with an oval ball on a massive oval ground
  9. 14. Relaxed lawn sport played at clubs across Australia, often with a cold drink in hand