1847 in sports

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1847 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:	1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850

Contents 1 Baseball 2 Cricket 3 Football 4 Horse racing 5 References

[edit] Baseball

• Army of occupation plays baseball in Santa Barbara, California, alienating the local people (Protoball #377)

[edit] Cricket

Events

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

Honours – England

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

[edit] Football

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

[edit] Horse racing

Steeplechases

• Grand National – Mathew

Flat races

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Conyngham
  2. Epsom Derby – Cossack
  3. St. Leger Stakes – Van Tromp

[edit] References

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