1842 in sports

Years in sports:	1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845
Centuries:	18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades:	1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s
Years:	1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845

1842 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Boxing

Events

• William "Bendigo" Thompson contemplates a comeback but no one will challenge Ben Caunt for his English Championship.

Cricket

Events

• 6 August — formation of the original Kent County Cricket Club in Canterbury (it will be reformed as the present club in 1859).
• 25, 26 & 27 August — the new Kent CCC plays its inaugural first-class match v. All-England at the White Hart Ground, Bromley

England

• Most runs – Nicholas Felix 406 @ 31.23 (HS 88)
• Most wickets – William Hillyer 127 @ 13.42 (BB 8–?)

Horse racing

England

• Grand National – Gaylad
• 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Firebrand
• 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Meteor
• The Derby – Attila
• The Oaks – Our Nell
• St. Leger Stakes – Blue Bonnet

Rowing

The Boat Race

• 11 June — Oxford wins the 6th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

Other events

• The first American collegiate rowing club is established at Yale University on the Thames River (Connecticut)