Cricket 12 March-13 March, Port Elizabeth - South Africa plays its first Test match, against England. England won by 8 wickets. The major English county cricket sides meet to agree a way of deciding an order of ranking for the next season; the County Cricket Championship is born. Football (soccer) FA Cup - Preston North End F.C beat Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C 3-0 Events March 30 - Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge July 8 - During the last championship bare-knuckle boxing match, John L. Sullivan defeats Jake Kilrain after 75 rounds. Births Deaths
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