1847 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Contents 1 Baseball 2 Boxing 3 Cricket 4 Football 5 Horse racing 6 Rowing 7 References

[edit] Baseball

Events

• Army of occupation plays baseball in Santa Barbara, California, alienating the local people.^[1]

[edit] Boxing

Events

• William Thompson retains the Championships of England but there is no record of any fights involving him in 1847.^[2]

[edit] Cricket

Events

• William Clarke's All-England Eleven (AEE), formed in 1846, becomes a major attraction and plays numerous matches throughout England

England

• Champion County^[3] – Kent CCC
• Most runs – Nicholas Felix 591 @ 28.14 (HS 113)
• Most wickets – William Hillyer 134 @ 16.15 (BB 8–?)

[edit] Football

Events

• Another set of public school rules is created at Harrow which, like Eton, plays the "dribbling game".

[edit] Horse racing

England

• Grand National – Mathew
• 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Clementina
• 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Conyngham
• Epsom Derby – Cossack
• Epsom Oaks – Miami
• St. Leger Stakes – Van Tromp

[edit] Rowing

The Boat Race

• The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race is not held this year

[edit] References

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