1849 in sports
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1849 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
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[edit] Boxing
Events
- 7 February — following years of inactivity, American champion Tom Hyer finally returns to the ring and fights Yankee Sullivan at Stillpond Creek in Maryland. Hyer wins in the 16th round. The fight should have taken place at Rock Point, Maryland, on 10 January but the police forced its cancellation.[1]
- William Thompson retains the Championships of England but there is no record of any fights involving him in 1849.[2]
[edit] Cricket
Events
- 23, 24 & 25 July — Yorkshire v Lancashire at Hyde Park Ground, Sheffield is the first match to involve a Lancashire county team and also, therefore, the first Roses match. Yorkshire win by 5 wickets.
England
- Champion County[3] – Kent CCC
- Most runs – George Parr 529 @ 31.11 (HS 86*)
- Most wickets – William Hillyer 141 @ 13.20 (BB 8–?)
[edit] Horse racing
England
- Grand National – Peter Simple
- 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Flea
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Nunnykirk
- Epsom Derby – The Flying Dutchman
- Epsom Oaks – Lady Evelyn
- St. Leger Stakes – The Flying Dutchman
[edit] Rowing
The Boat Race
- 29 April — the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, last contested in 1846, is revived and this 9th race is won by Cambridge
- 15 December — Oxford is awarded the 10th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race following the disqualification of Cambridge. This is the first and last time that the race is contested twice in the same year.
[edit] References
- ^ Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Hyer. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
- ^ Cyber Boxing Zone – Bendigo. 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.
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