1792 in sports

Sports-related events of 1792
Overview of the events of 1792 in sports
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1792 in sports
  • Air sports
  • American football
  • Aquatic sports
  • Association football
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Canadian football
  • Chess
  • Climbing
  • Combat sports
    • Sumo
  • Cricket
    • 1791–92
    • 1792
    • 1792–93
  • Cycling
  • Dance sports
  • Darts
  • Equestrianism
  • Esports
  • Field hockey
  • Flying disc
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Handball
  • Ice hockey
  • Ice sports
  • Korfball
  • Lumberjack sports
  • Mind sports
  • Modern pentathlon
  • Motorsport
  • Orienteering
  • Paralympic sports
  • Precision sports
    • Shooting
  • Racquetball
  • Roller sports
  • Sailing
  • Skiing
  • Speedway
  • Rugby league‎
  • Rugby union
  • Snooker
    • 1791–92
    • 1792–93
  • Strength sports
    • Weightlifting
  • Squash
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis
  • Triathlon
  • Volleyball

1792 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Boxing

Events

  • "Big Ben" Brain retained his English Championship title but he became ill with cirrhosis of the liver and did not fight again. He died of the disease in April 1794.[1]

Cricket

Events

  • During a minor match in Sheffield, the first known instance is recorded of a batsman being given out for obstructing the field. John Shaw, who had scored 7, has his dismissal recorded as "run out of the ground to hinder a catch".

England

  • Most runs[2] – Tom Walker 542 (HS 107)
  • Most wickets[2] – Thomas Boxall 46

Horse racing

England

  • The Derby – John Bull[3]
  • The Oaks – Volante
  • St Leger Stakes – Tartar

References

  1. ^ Cyber Boxing Zone – Ben Brain. Retrieved on 6 November 2009.
  2. ^ a b Note that scorecards created in the 18th 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
  3. ^ "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.


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