Events in Sport
- Sep 6 Commencement of 1st Test Cricket in England, v Australia at The Oval
Sports History
Sep 6 W. G. Grace scores 152 in debut Test Cricket innings, v Aust The Oval
Birthdays in Sport
- Sep 14 Archie Hahn, American sprinter, born in Dodgeville, Wisconsin (d. 1955)
Deaths in Sport
- Sep 22 Fred Grace, English cricket all-rounder (1 Test; first time 3 bros play a Test [with WG & EM Grace]; Gloucestershire CCC ), dies of pneumonia at 29