There is no major football competition in England, Scotland or France due to
World War II. In England,
several regional leagues are played but statistics from these are not counted in players’ figures.
January 15 – President
Franklin D. Roosevelt gives
baseball the go-ahead to play despite
World War II. FDR encourages more night baseball so that war workers may attend. The
Cubs, who had signed contracts to install lights at
Wrigley Field, drop their plans because of the military need for the material. There will be no lights at Wrigley for 46 more years.
There is no
first-class cricket in England or Australia due to
World War II. A few first-class matches are played in the West Indies, South Africa[1] and New Zealand but are not part of any official competition.
Former England international
Andy Ducat dies of a heart attack on 23 July during a game at
Lord's Cricket Ground whilst playing for his unit of the
Home Guard from Surrey against another from Sussex.[2]