1798 in sports
1798 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Boxing
Events
- Jack Bartholomew retains his English championship but no fights involving him are recorded in 1798.[1]
Cricket
Events
- There is a considerable increase in matches played by town clubs rather than county teams, inter-county fixtures not being played again until 1825.
England
- Most runs[2] – Lord Frederick Beauclerk 369
- Most wickets[2] – Thomas Boxall 42
Horse racing
England
- Epsom Derby – Sir Harry
- Epsom Oaks – Bellissima
- St Leger Stakes – Symmetry
References
- ↑ Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved on 6 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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