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

Contents 1 Boxing 2 Cricket 3 Horse racing 4 Rowing 5 References

[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

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