1820 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Boxing Events 1 February — Tom Cribb retains his English championship with a first-round knockout of Jack Carter in London.Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Cribb . Retrieved on 6 November 2009.
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 runsNote 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 – William Ward 361 (HS 278) Most wickets – 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
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