1837 in sports
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1837 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
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[edit] Boxing
Events
- With James Burke now operating in America, attention shifts to the upcoming Ben Caunt and William "Bendigo" Thompson who each win two fights in 1837, but there remains no resolution to the English title issue.[1]
[edit] Cricket
Events
- Kent is proclaimed Champion County and this marks the beginning of a great period in the county's history. The team claims a total of eight titles between 1837 and 1849. Mainstays of the Kent team in these years include Alfred Mynn, Fuller Pilch, Nicholas Felix, Ned Wenman and William Hillyer.
England
- Champion County[2] – Kent
- Most runs – Fuller Pilch 372 @ 26.57 (HS 84)
- Most wickets – William Lillywhite 99 @ 8.65 (BB 10–?)
[edit] Horse racing
England
- Grand National[3] – The Duke
- 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Chapeau d'Espagne
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Achmet
- Epsom Derby – Phosphorus
- Epsom Oaks – Miss Letty
- St. Leger Stakes – Mango
[edit] Rowing
The Boat Race
- The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race is not held this year
[edit] References
- ^ Cyber Boxing Zone – James Burke. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
- ^ An unofficial seasonal title proclaimed by consensus of media and historians prior to December 1889 when the official County Championship was constituted.
- ^ Officially known as the Great Liverpool Steeplechase from 1836 to 1838.
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