1824 in sports
1824 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Events
- 7 January and 8 June — Tom Spring twice defends his English title against the Irish challenger Jack Langan, the first bout taking place at Worcester and the second at Warwick. Both fights are very long and Spring wins them in the 77th and 76th round respectively. After the second fight, Spring announces his retirement from the ring.[1]
- 23 June — the vacant English title is claimed by Tom Cannon after a 17-round victory over Josh Hudson.[2]
- 23 November — Cannon's title is confirmed when he defeats Josh Hudson again, this time in the 16th round.[2]
Events
- The Gentlemen v Players was an odds game with 14 on the Gentlemen team, but the Players still won by 103 runs.
England
- Champion County[3] – no inter-county matches held
- Most runs[4] – James Saunders 267 (HS 92)
- Most wickets[4] – Thomas Flavel 31 (BB 7–?)
England
- 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Cobweb
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Schahriar
- Epsom Derby – Cedric
- Epsom Oaks – Cobweb
- St. Leger Stakes – Jerry
References
- ^ Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Spring. Retrieved on 6 November 2009.
- ^ a b Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Cannon. Retrieved on 6 November 2009.
- ^ An unofficial seasonal title proclaimed by consensus of media and historians prior to December 1889 when the official County Championship was constituted.
- ^ a b 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