1803 in sports
1803 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Boxing
Events
- English champion Jem Belcher loses an eye following an injury sustained in a fives match. He retires from boxing but returns later.[1]
Cricket
Events
- Thomas Howard makes his debut in first-class cricket.
England
- Most runs[2] – Lord Frederick Beauclerk 284 (HS 74)
- Most wickets[2] – Lord Frederick Beauclerk 12
Horse racing
England
- Epsom Derby – Ditto
- Epsom Oaks – Theophania
- St Leger Stakes – Remembrancer
References
- ↑ Cyber Boxing Zone – Jem Belcher. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
- 1 2 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
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