1796 in sports

1796 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Years in sports:	1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799
Centuries:	17th century · 18th century · 19th century
Decades:	1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s
Years:	1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799

Baseball

Early reference

• "Ball mit Freystaten (oder das Englische Base-ball)" covered by German physical education instructor Johann C.F. Gutsmuths as one chapter in Spiele zur Uebung.

Boxing

Events

• "Gentleman" John Jackson announced his retirement to leave the Championship of England a vacant title.[1]
• 14 November — Tom Owen, said to be the inventor of the dumbbell, claimed the Championship of England after a 40th round victory over William Hooper at Harrow. Owen held the title until August 1797.[2]

Cricket

Events

• Inter-county matches were played for the last time until 1825, a victim of the loss of investment suffered by English cricket as the Napoleonic Wars escalated.

England

• Most runs[3] – John Tufton 306
• Most wickets[3] – Lord Frederick Beauclerk 42

Horse racing

England

• The Derby – Didelot
• The Oaks – Parisot
• St Leger Stakes – Ambrosio

References

1. Cyber Boxing Zone – John Jackson. Retrieved on 6 November 2009.
2. Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Owen. Retrieved on 6 November 2009.
3. 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