1731 to 1735 in sports

none Events in world sport through the years 1731 to 1735. Boxing Events 6 May 1733 – James Figg and Jack Broughton fought in a six-round exhibition match.http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/figg-james.htm James Figg Wayback Machine 9 March 2023 22 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220122045243/http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/figg-james.htm liveJune 2022 1734 – Pipes was defeated twice by Jack Broughton (the "Father of Boxing"), but it is unclear if these were championship fights. Apparently, Broughton did not claim the title at that time.http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/barenuk.htm The Bare Knuckle Heavyweight Champions of England Wayback Machine 9 March 2023 26 October 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221026120651/http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/barenuk.htm livehttp://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pipes-tom.htm Tom Pipes Wayback Machine 9 March 2023 25 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220525135935/http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pipes-tom.htm livehttp://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/broughton-jack.htm Jack Broughton Wayback Machine 9 March 2023 28 March 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220328134029/http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/broughton-jack.htm liveJune 2022 1734 – George Taylor, another of Figg's students, defeated Bill Gretting in London.http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/taylor-george.htm George Taylor Wayback Machine 9 March 2023 25 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220525141750/http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/taylor-george.htm liveJune 2022 1734 – Broughton defeated Bill Gretting twice, but it is unclear if it was a championship fight.June 2022 8 December 1734 – James Figg dies.Gee Tony Figg, James (b. before 1700, d. 1734), prize-fighter 2004 https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-9417 10.1093/ref:odnb/9417 978-0-19-861412-8 26 June 2022 His student George Taylor takes over his amphitheatre.Birley Derek Sport and the Making of Britain Manchester University Press 1993 0-7190-3759-X 118 10 December 1734 – Taylor claimed the Championship of England title. He also built his own amphitheatre where he trained boxers and fought there on occasion.June 2022June 2022 Cricket Events Cricket became the first sport to enclose its venues and charge for admission. Ground enclosure is first recorded in 1731 when the playing area on Kennington Common was staked out and roped off. The same practice was in use at the Artillery Ground in 1732. Spectators at the Artillery Ground were being charged admission of two pence by the early 1740s but it remains unclear when charges were first introduced (probably in the 1730s).Waghorn, pp. 8–9. London Cricket Club, which played most of its home matches at the Artillery Ground, was the dominant club in 1730s cricket, especially in 1732.Buckley, p. 8. Frederick, Prince of Wales, became a major patron of cricket from 1733.McCann, p. 14. References Sources Buckley G. B. G. B. Buckley Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket 1935 Cotterell Maun Ian Ian Maun From Commons to Lord's, Volume One: 1700 to 1750 2009 Roger Heavens 978-1-900592-52-9 McCann Tim Timothy J. McCann Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century 2004 Sussex Record Society Waghorn H. T. H. T. Waghorn The Dawn of Cricket 1906 Electric Press 1731 1730s in sports