1820 in sports

1820 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Years in sports:	1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823
Centuries:	18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades:	1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s
Years:	1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823

Boxing

Events

• 1 February — Tom Cribb retains his English championship with a first-round knockout of Jack Carter in London.[1]

Cricket

Events

• William Ward scores 278 for MCC v. Norfolk at Lord's, the first known double century and a new world record for the highest individual innings in all forms of cricket, beating James Aylward's score of 167 in 1777. However, the match is not universally recognised as first-class.
• The original Northamptonshire CCC was founded in 1820 but was subject to substantial reorganisation and reformation in 1878
• Earliest mention of wicketkeeping gloves

England

• Most runs[2] – William Ward 361 (HS 278)
• Most wickets[2] – George Coles 17 (BB 6–?)

Horse racing

England

• 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Rowena
• 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Pindarrie
• The Derby – Sailor
• The Oaks – Caroline
• St. Leger Stakes – St Patrick

References

1. Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Cribb Archived 2009-05-04 at WebCite. Retrieved on 6 November 2009.
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