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1787 in sports
1787 in sports describes the year’s events in world sport. • Most runs[3] – James Aylward 296
• Most wickets[3] – David Harris 29
Boxing
Events
Horse racing
• 18 January — the vacant Championship of England England
title is claimed by Tom Johnson following a win over • Epsom Derby – Sir Peter Teazle
William Warr at Oakingham. Johnson is now • Epsom Oaks – Annette
unbeaten in six known fights since 1783. He retains • St. Leger Stakes – Spadille
the title until 1791.[1]
• Tom Johnson defends his English championship title
twice in 1787, defeating William Fry at Kingston
References
upon Thames in July and Michael Ryan at Wraysbury [1] ^ Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Johnson. Retrieved on
in December.[1] 7 November 2009.
[2] An unofficial seasonal title proclaimed by
consensus of media and historians prior to
Cricket December 1889 when the official County
Events Championship was constituted.
• 21 May — opening of Lord’s Old Ground at Dorset [3] ^ Note that scorecards created in the 18th century
Fields in Marylebone for the White Conduit Club are not necessarily accurate or complete; therefore
(WCC) v Middlesex match any summary of runs, wickets or catches can only
• Marylebone Cricket Club is established at Lord’s, represent the known totals and the missing data
chiefly by WCC members prevents effective computation of averages
England
• Champion County[2] – Middlesex
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