19th century Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Sports=== * [[1858]]: The [[Melbourne Football Club]] was formed, starting the sport of [[Australian Rules Football]] * [[1867]]: The [[Marquess of Queensberry Rules]] for [[boxing]] are published. * [[1872]]: The first recognised international [[Association football|football]] match, between [[England]] and [[Scotland]], is played. * [[1877]]: The first [[test cricket]] match, between [[England]] and [[Australia]], is played. * [[1891]]: [[Basketball]] is invented by [[James Naismith]]. * [[1895]]: [[Volleyball]] is invented. * [[1896]]: [[Olympic Games#Revival|Olympic Games]] revived in [[Athens]]. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page