1820 in sports

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.^[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^[3]
• The Oaks – Caroline
• St. Leger Stakes – St Patrick

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