1789 in sports

none 1789 sports 1789 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Boxing Events 11 February — Tom Johnson retained his English championship with a victory over Michael Ryan at Rickmansworth in 12 round 33 minute fight.Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Johnson. Retrieved on 7 November 2009. September — Tom Johnson was scheduled to fight "Big" Ben Brain but it was not held because Brain was ill. 22 October or 22 November, depending on source — Tom Johnson retained his English championship with a victory over Isaac Perrins at Banbury in the 62nd round of a fight lasting one hour 15 minutes. 23 October — "Big" Ben Brain defeated Jack Jacombs at Banbury in a 1-hour 25 minute to 1 hour 26 minute 36th round fight.Cyber Boxing Zone - Ben Brain. Retrieved on 20 January 2018. 18 December — "Big" Ben Brain defeated Tom Tring in a 19-minute 12th round fight at Dartford. Cricket Events John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset, organised an international tour of English cricketers to France, but it was abandoned following the outbreak of the French Revolution England Most runsNote 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 – Billy Beldham 306 Most wickets – Robert Clifford 39 Horse racing England The Derby – SkyscraperEpsom Derby History, Winners, & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/sports/Derby-horse-race www.britannica.com 20 December 2021 en The Oaks – Tag St Leger Stakes – Pewett References Category:Sports by year