1815 in sports

1815 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Boxing

Events

• Tom Cribb retains his English championship but no fights involving him are recorded in 1815.^[1]

Cricket

Events

• After being severely impacted by loss of both revenue and manpower during the Napoleonic Wars, a reasonable number of matches takes place in 1815 as a discernible recovery can begin in the aftermath of Napoleon Bonaparte's defeat.
• The earliest known first-class centuries at the new Lord's Cricket Ground are scored in the Middlesex v Epsom match on 24 & 25 August by Felix Ladbroke and Frederick Woodbridge who score 116 and 107 respectively for Epsom.^[2]

England

• Most runs^[3] – William Lambert 172 (HS 50)
• Most wickets^[3] – Henry Bentley 15 (BB 4–?)

Horse racing

England

• 1,000 Guineas Stakes – filly by Selim
• 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Tigris
• Epsom Derby – Whisker
• Epsom Oaks – Minuet
• St. Leger Stakes – Filho da Puta

References

1. Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Cribb. Retrieved on 18 October 2009.
2. CricketArchive – match scorecard. Retrieved on 18 October 2009.
3. Note that scorecards created in the first quarter of the 19th 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