1832 in sports

1832 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Contents

1 Boxing
2 Cricket
3 Horse racing
4 Rowing
5 References
6 Bibliography

Boxing

Events

25 June — Jem Ward announces his retirement when challenged by James Burke for his English title. Ward nevertheless refuses to concede the title.^[1]

Cricket

Events

27 March — death of James Saunders (29) who had been ill with consumption for the last two years. Scores and Biographies states that he was a "great batsman" who "had scarcely reached his prime".^[2]

England

Champion County^[3] – not determined
Most runs – Fuller Pilch 287 @ 31.88 (HS 50)
Most wickets – William Lillywhite 71 (BB 6–?)

Horse racing

England

1,000 Guineas Stakes – Galata
2,000 Guineas Stakes – Archibald
Epsom Derby – St Giles
Epsom Oaks – Galata
St. Leger Stakes – Margrave

Rowing

The Boat Race

The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race is not held this year

References

^ Cyber Boxing Zone – Jem Ward. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
^ Haygarth, p.456.
^ An unofficial seasonal title proclaimed by consensus of media and historians prior to December 1889 when the official County Championship was constituted.

Bibliography

Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826), Lillywhite, 1862

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