1815 in sports
1815 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Events
Events
- After being severely impacted by loss of both revenue and manpower during the Napoleonic Wars, a reasonable number of matches takes place in 1815 as a discernible recovery can begin in the aftermath of Napoleon Bonaparte's defeat.
- The earliest known first-class centuries at the new Lord's Cricket Ground are scored in the Middlesex v Epsom match on 24 & 25 August by Felix Ladbroke and Frederick Woodbridge who score 116 and 107 respectively for Epsom.[2]
England
- Most runs[3] – William Lambert 172 (HS 50)
- Most wickets[3] – Henry Bentley 15 (BB 4–?)
England
- 1,000 Guineas Stakes – filly by Selim
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Tigris
- Epsom Derby – Whisker
- Epsom Oaks – Minuet
- St. Leger Stakes – Filho da Puta
References
- ^ Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Cribb Archived 2009-05-04 at WebCite. Retrieved on 18 October 2009.
- ^ CricketArchive – match scorecard. Retrieved on 18 October 2009.
- ^ a b 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