1849 in sports

Years in sports:	1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852
Centuries:	18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades:	1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s
Years:	1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852

1849 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

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.
• William Thompson retains the Championships of England but there is no record of any fights involving him in 1849.

Cricket

Events

• 23, 24 & 25 July — a match between Sheffield and Manchester at Hyde Park Ground, Sheffield is styled "Yorkshire v Lancashire" and is therefore both the first match to involve a Lancashire county team and the inaugural Roses Match. Yorkshire win by 5 wickets.

England

• Most runs – George Parr 529 @ 31.11 (HS 86*)
• Most wickets – William Hillyer 141 @ 13.20 (BB 8–?)

Horse racing

England

• Grand National – Peter Simple
• 1,000 Guineas Stakes – The Flea
• 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Nunnykirk
• The Derby – The Flying Dutchman
• The Oaks – Lady Evelyn
• St. Leger Stakes – The Flying Dutchman

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.