1847 in sports

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
Epsom Derby – Cossack
Epsom Oaks – Miami
St. Leger Stakes – Van Tromp

Rowing

The Boat Race

The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race is not held this year

References

↑ Protoball 1847.7. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
↑ Cyber Boxing Zone – Bendigo. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.

Sports by year to 1850

to 1600 1601 – 1725 1726 – 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 1809 1810 1811 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850

to 1850 1851 – 1900 1901 – 1950 1951 – 2000 from 2001

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