1790 in sports
1790 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Boxing
Events
- Tom Johnson retains his English championship but no fights involving him are recorded in 1790. At one point,Tom announces his retirement but later retracts this.[1]
- Spectators are charged for entry to the bout between Daniel Mendoza and Richard Humphries; the first time this is known to have happened in boxing. Admission charges have been used in cricket since the 1730s.
Cricket
Events
- The emergence of Brighton Cricket Club heralds a revival of Sussex cricket which was prominent during the early 18th century, the Brighton team being a fair representation of Sussex as a county.
England
- Most runs[2] – Billy Beldham 317
- Most wickets[2] – Robert Clifford 33
Horse racing
England
- Epsom Derby – Rhadamanthus
- Epsom Oaks – Hippolyta
- St Leger Stakes – Ambidexter
References
- ↑ Cyber Boxing Zone – Lucas Portes. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
- 1 2 Note that scorecards created in the 18th century are not necessarily accurate or complete; therefore any summary of runs, wickets or catches can only represent the known totals and the missing data prevents effective computation of averages
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