1818 in sports

1818 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Years in sports:	1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821
Centuries:	18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades:	1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s
Years:	1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821

Boxing

Events

• Tom Cribb retains his English championship but no fights involving him are recorded in 1818.[1]

Cricket

Events

• Leading English player George Osbaldeston strikes his name from the MCC members list in anger. He later repents and tries to restore himself but his application is blocked by his enemy, Lord Frederick Beauclerk. Osbaldeston can no longer play at Lord's and that effectively ends his first-class career.

England

• Most runs[2] – Billy Beldham 103 (HS 49)
• Most wickets[2] – Thomas Howard 14 (BB 5–?)

Horse racing

England

• 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Corinne
• 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Interpreter
• The Derby – Sam
• The Oaks – Corinne
• St. Leger Stakes – Reveller

Rowing

Events

• Leander Club is founded by the merger of The Star and Arrow boat clubs in London

References

1. Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Cribb Archived 2009-05-04 at WebCite. Retrieved on 6 November 2009.
2. Note 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