1844 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Boxing Events Ben Caunt and Tom Hyer retain the Championships of England and the United States respectively but there is no record of any fights involving either of them in 1844. Cricket Events First ever international cricket match, between Canada and the United States, takes place at St George's Cricket Club in New York. England Most runs – Fuller Pilch 517 @ 17.82 (HS 50) Most wickets – William Hillyer 142 @ 11.98 (BB 7–41) Horse racing England Grand National – Discount 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Sorella 2,000 Guineas Stakes – The Ugly Buck The Derby – Orlando The Oaks – The Princess St. Leger Stakes – Faugh-a-Ballagh Lacrosse Events Montreal's Olympic Club organises a team specifically to play a match against an indigenous team Rowing The Boat Race The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race is not held this year References Sports by year