1840s in sports

See also: \n1830s in sports, \n1850 in sports and the \nlist of 'years in sports'.

Table of contents

1 Boat race 2 Cricket 3 Golf 4 Births 5 Deaths

Boat race

\n*Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge (1840, 41, 45, 46, 49)\n*Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford (1842, 49)

Cricket

\n*First international cricket match played, between United States and Canada (1844)

Golf

\n*The first golf club, the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers formed (1844)

Births

\n*October 14, 1842 - Joe Start, Major League Baseball player\n*May 25, 1845 - Lip Pike, Major League Baseball player\n*July 18, 1848 - W. G. Grace England cricketer

Deaths