1837 in sports

1837 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Boxing

Events

With James Burke now operating in America, attention shifts to the upcoming Ben Caunt and William "Bendigo" Thompson who each win two fights in 1837, but there remains no resolution to the English title issue.^[1]

Cricket

Events

Kent is the most successful team and this marks the beginning of a great period in the county's history till1849. Mainstays of the Kent team in these years include Alfred Mynn, Fuller Pilch, Nicholas Felix, Ned Wenman and William Hillyer.

England

Most runs – Fuller Pilch 372 @ 26.57 (HS 84)
Most wickets – William Lillywhite 99 @ 8.65 (BB 10–?)

Horse racing

England

Grand National^[2] – The Duke
1,000 Guineas Stakes – Chapeau d'Espagne
2,000 Guineas Stakes – Achmet
Epsom Derby – Phosphorus
Epsom Oaks – Miss Letty
St. Leger Stakes – Mango

Rowing

The Boat Race

The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race is not held this year

References

↑ Cyber Boxing Zone – James Burke. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
↑ Officially known as the Great Liverpool Steeplechase from 1836 to 1838.

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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