1789 in sports
1789 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Boxing
Events
- Tom Johnson retains his English championship with victories over Michael Ryan at Rickmansworth in February (12 rounds) and Isaac Perrins at Banbury in October (62 rounds).[1]
Cricket
Events
- John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset organises an international tour of English cricketers to France, but it is abandoned following the outbreak of the French Revolution
England
- Most runs[2] – Billy Beldham 306
- Most wickets[2] – Robert Clifford 39
Horse racing
England
- Epsom Derby – Skyscraper
- Epsom Oaks – Tag
- St. Leger Stakes – Pewett
References
- ↑ Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Johnson. 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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