Events in Sport
- Mar 21 33rd Grand National: Irish 1868 winner The Lamb claims second GN at 11/2; ridden by Tommy Pickernell
- Mar 27 First international rugby union match - Scotland beats England, 1-0 at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
Birthdays in Sport
- Mar 3 Maurice Garin, French cyclist (d. 1957)
- Mar 19 Schofield Haigh, cricketer ("Sunshine of the Yorkshire 11")
- Mar 20 Joe McGinnity, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (World Series 1905; 5 × NL wins leader; NL ERA leader 1904; Baltimore Orioles, NY Giants), born in Rock Island, Illinois (d. 1929)
- Mar 24 Leslie Gay, English cricket wicket-keeper (1 Test; Cambridge Uni, Hampshire CCC) and soccer goalkeeper (3 caps; Cambridge Uni), born in Brighton, Sussex (d. 1949)
- Mar 29 Tom Hayward, English cricket batsman (35 Tests, 3 x 100; HS 137; Surrey CCC), born in Cambridge (d. 1939)
Deaths in Sport
- Mar 22 Johnny Cuzens, Australian aboriginal cricketer (1st Australian indigenous tour to UK 1868), dies