1825 in sports

1825 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Years in sports:	1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828
Centuries:	18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades:	1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s
Years:	1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828

Baseball

Events

• "A baseball club, numbering nearly fifty members, met every afternoon during the ball playing season" in Rochester, New York, wrote Thurlow Weed in 1883 (Life of Thurlow Weed, vol. 1)

Boxing

Events

• 19 July — Jem Ward takes the English Championship when he defeats Tom Cannon in the tenth round at Warwick.[1]

Cricket

Events

• On Thursday 28 July, a schools match at Lord's between Harrow and Winchester having just concluded, the pavilion burns down overnight with the consequent loss of valuable scorecards, records and trophies
• Inter-county cricket is revived for the first time since 1796 with Sussex playing two matches each against Hampshire and Kent. Hampshire and Kent do not play each other.

England

• Most runs[2] – Jem Broadbridge 552 (HS 135)
• Most wickets[2] – Jem Broadbridge 31 (BB 6–?)

Horse racing

England

• 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Tontine
• 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Enamel
• The Derby – Middleton
• The Oaks – Wings
• St. Leger Stakes – Memnon

References

1. Cyber Boxing Zone – Jem Ward. 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