1846 in sports
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1846 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s |
| Years: | 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 |
Contents |
[edit] Baseball
- 19 June – first match certainly played under the Knickerbocker rules at Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey.
[edit] Cricket
Events
- 25 & 26 May – the earliest-known first-class match at The Oval was Surrey Club v. MCC
- 25 & 26 June – the new Surrey CCC played its inaugural first-class match v. Kent CCC at The Oval, winning by 10 wickets
- Foundation of the travelling All-England Eleven by William Clarke. Making good use of the developing railway network, the team plays its first matches at Sheffield, Manchester and Leeds.
Honours – England
- Champion County – not determined
- Most runs – Thomas Box 413 @ 20.65 (HS 79)
- Most wickets – William Hillyer 152 @ 6.83 (BB 7-?)
[edit] Horse racing
Steeplechases
- Grand National – Pioneer
Flat races
- English Triple Crown Races:
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Sir Tatton Sykes
- Epsom Derby – Pyrrhus the First
- St. Leger Stakes – Sir Tatton Sykes
[edit] Rowing
- 3 April – Cambridge wins the 8th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
[edit] References
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