1850 in sports

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1850 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Centuries:	18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades:	1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s
Years:	1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853

Contents 1 Athletics 2 Boxing 3 Cricket 4 Horse racing 5 References

[edit] Athletics

• Students at Oxford University organise the first university "athletic sports" meeting

[edit] Boxing

• 5 June – William "Bendigo" Thompson defends his English Championship against Tom Paddock at Mildenhall. After winning the bout on the disqualification of Paddock after 49 rounds, Thompson announces his retirement from the ring.
• 17 December – Tom Paddock fights William Perry at Woking Common. After 27 rounds, Paddock is disqualified after striking Perry on the neck while Perry was walking to his corner. Perry claims the vacant English Championship.
• American champion Tom Hyer challenges Perry to what would be a world title fight but Perry does not respond.

[edit] Cricket

Events

• Re-emergence of Middlesex as a county team, largely through the interest of the Walker family that will eventually found the present Middlesex County Cricket Club

Honours – England

• Champion County – Surrey CCC
• Most runs – John Wisden 374 @ 18.70 (HS 100)
• Most wickets – John Wisden 103 @ 14.07 (BB 10-?)

[edit] Horse racing

Steeplechases

• Grand National – Abd-El-Kader

Flat races

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Pitsford
  2. Epsom Derby – Voltigeur
  3. St. Leger Stakes – Voltigeur

[edit] References

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