1849 in sports
overview of sports-related events during the year of 1849
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
Football
The rules for the Eton wall game are written down for the first time.
Rowing
The Boat Race
29 March — 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.
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