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1803 in sports

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1803 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Contents

Boxing

Events

  • English champion Jem Belcher loses an eye following an injury sustained in a fives match. He retires from boxing but returns later.

    • Cricket

    Events

  • Thomas Howard makes his debut in first-class cricket.

    • England

  • Most runs – Lord Frederick Beauclerk 284 (HS 74)
  • Most wickets – Lord Frederick Beauclerk 12

    • Horse racing

    England

  • Epsom Derby – Ditto
  • Epsom Oaks – Theophania
  • St Leger Stakes – Remembrancer

    • References

    1803 in sports Wikipedia
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