1847 in sports

Years in sports

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1847 in sports

American football Aquatic sports Association football Athletics Badminton Baseball Basketball Chess Climbing Combat sports Sumo Cricket 1846–47 1847 1847–48 Cycling Equestrianism Esports Golf Gymnastics Ice sports Modern pentathlon Motorsport Racquetball Sailing Skiing Rugby league‎ Rugby union Snooker 1846–47 1847–48 Squash Table tennis Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Weightlifting

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

Baseball

Events

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

Boxing

Events

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

Cricket

Events

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

England

• Most runs – Nicholas Felix 591 @ 28.14 (HS 113)
• Most wickets – William Hillyer 134 @ 16.15 (BB 8–?)

Football

Events

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

Horse racing

England

• Grand National – Mathew
• 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Clementina
• 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Conyngham
• The Derby – Cossack ^[3]
• The Oaks – Miami
• St. Leger Stakes – Van Tromp

Rowing

The Boat Race

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

References

1. Protoball 1847.7. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
2. Cyber Boxing Zone – Bendigo. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
3. "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.