1794 in sports
1794 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Boxing
Events
- 8 April — "Big Ben" Brain dies from cirrhosis of the liver to leave the Championship of England a vacant title.[1]
- 12 November — Daniel Mendoza defeats Bill Warr in 5 rounds at Bexley Common to claim the vacant Championship of England.[2] Mendoza will only hold the title for 6 months until April 1795.
Cricket
Events
- Surrey gave odds to All-England who had 13 men for two games against the county in September. This is believed to be the only time this has happened.
England
- Most runs[3] – Billy Beldham 488
- Most wickets[3] – Thomas Lord 44
Horse racing
England
- Epsom Derby – Daedalus
- Epsom Oaks – Hermione
- St. Leger Stakes – Beningbrough
References
- ↑ Cyber Boxing Zone – Ben Brain. Retrieved on 6 November 2009.
- ↑ Cyber Boxing Zone – Daniel Mendoza. 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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