1787 in sports
1787 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Boxing
Events
- 18 January — the vacant Championship of England title is claimed by Tom Johnson following a win over William Warr at Oakingham. Johnson is now unbeaten in six known fights since 1783. He retains the title until 1791.[1]
- Tom Johnson defends his English championship title twice in 1787, defeating William Fry at Kingston upon Thames in July and Michael Ryan at Wraysbury in December.[1]
Cricket
Events
- 21 May — opening of Lord's Old Ground at Dorset Fields in Marylebone for the White Conduit Club (WCC) v Middlesex match
- Marylebone Cricket Club is established at Lord's, chiefly by WCC members
England
- Most runs[2] – James Aylward 296
- Most wickets[2] – David Harris 29
Horse racing
England
- Epsom Derby – Sir Peter Teazle
- Epsom Oaks – Annette
- St. Leger Stakes – Spadille
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Johnson. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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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