1830 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Boxing Events Simon Byrne retains his English championship but no fights involving him are recorded in 1830.Cyber Boxing Zone – Jem Ward. Retrieved on 6 November 2009.
Cricket Events No-balls are shown separately on the scorecard for the first time.Bowen, p.270. England Most runsCricketArchive – season summary (batting) – Fuller Pilch 235 @ 29.37 (HS 70*) Most wicketsCricketArchive – season summary (bowling) – Jem Broadbridge 27 (BB 5–?)
Curling Establishment of the Orchard Lake Curling Club at Orchard Lake, Michigan; it is the first curling club in the United States and uses hickory block stones
Horse racing England 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Charlotte West 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Augustus The Derby – Priam The Oaks – Variation St. Leger Stakes – Birmingham
Rowing Events 10 August — the Wingfield Sculls, amateur championship of the River Thames, is founded at the instigation of barrister Henry Colsell Wingfield and raced from Battersea to Hammersmith. The Boat Race The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race is not held this year
References
Bibliography Rowland Bowen, Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970