1842 in sports
1842 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| Years in sports: | 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 |
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s |
| Years: | 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 |
Boxing
Events
- William "Bendigo" Thompson contemplates a comeback but no one will challenge Ben Caunt for his English Championship.[1]
Cricket
Events
- 6 August — formation of the original Kent County Cricket Club in Canterbury (it will be reformed as the present club in 1859).
- 25, 26 & 27 August — the new Kent CCC plays its inaugural first-class match v. All-England at the White Hart Ground, Bromley
England
- Most runs – Nicholas Felix 406 @ 31.23 (HS 88)
- Most wickets – William Hillyer 127 @ 13.42 (BB 8–?)
Horse racing
England
Rowing
The Boat Race
- 11 June — Oxford wins the 6th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
Other events
- The first American collegiate rowing club is established at Yale University on the Thames River (Connecticut)
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References
- Cyber Boxing Zone – Ben Caunt. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
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