1741 to 1745 in sports

none Events in world sport through the years 1741 to 1745. Boxing Events 24 April 1741 — Broughton defeated George Stevenson after 35 minutes and in the 4th round of a fight in London. Stevenson's injuries were serious and he died a few days later.http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/broughton-jack.htm Jack Broughton Wayback Machine 21 March 2023 21 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220121233732/http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/broughton-jack.htm liveJuly 2022 May 1741 — Upset by Stevenson's death, Broughton retired from the ring. He returned in March 1743; George Taylor reclaimed the title in 1741.July 2022 16 June 1741 — Taylor defeated Prince Boswell at London after 2 hours and 15 minutes in the 4th round.http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/taylor-george.htm George Taylor Wayback Machine 21 March 2023 20 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220120205710/http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/taylor-george.htm liveJuly 2022 1741 — Together with the aristocratic patrons of his boxing academy, Broughton proposed and eventually drafted a set of rules to improve ring safety.July 2022 1743 — Jack Slack (the " Norfolk Butcher") defeated three local opponents and was recognized as the Norfolk county champion.http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/slack-jack.htm Jack Slack Wayback Machine 21 March 2023 25 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220525133504/http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/slack-jack.htm liveJuly 2022 10 March 1743 — Broughton opened his amphitheatre on Oxford Street.July 2022 13 March 1743 — Broughton announced his comeback and reclaimed the Championship of England, which George Taylor had held since May 1741.July 2022 13 March 1743 — George Taylor v Sailor Field was scheduled to take place in London but, for an unknown reason, was cancelled.July 2022 16 Aug 1743 — Broughton published his Rules of the Ring (aka Broughton's Rules), in which Rule VII reads: "That no person is to hit his Adversary when he is down, or seize him by the ham, the breeches, or any part below the waist: a man on his knees to be reckoned down".http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/1743.htm Broughton's Rules (1743) Wayback Machine 21 March 2023 28 March 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220328134029/http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/1743.htm liveJuly 2022 1744 — Broughton successfully defended his title three times to 1746 against Chicken Harris, Jack James and Tom Smallwood and all fights were in London.July 2022 1744 — Taylor closed his Amphitheatre and went to work for Jack Broughton at his place for several years. There, he took on all-comers and never lost a fight until 1750.July 2022 24 June 1744 — Slack defeated Daniel Smith in a 20-minute fight in East Anglia.July 2022 12 November 1744 — Slack defeated Daniel Smith at Framlingham in a 45-minute 18th round fight.July 2022 1745 — Slack defeated several opponents in provincial rings.July 2022 Cricket Events 1741 — emergence of Slindon Cricket Club; its most outstanding player was Richard Newland.McCann, pp. 20–21. 1743 — first mention in the sources of the great Kent batsman Robert Colchin.Maun, p. 121. 1744 — first codification of the Laws of Cricket, by the Star and Garter club of Pall Mall in London; these Laws do not say the bowler must roll the ball and there is no mention of prescribed arm action so, in theory, a pitched delivery would have been legal, although pitching was not introduced until the 1760s. 1744 — the earliest known scorecards were created for two matches this season but they did not come into regular use until 1772.McCann, pp. 26–27. 1745 to 1748 — single wicket cricket became increasingly popular and was the main form of cricket in England during this decade with lucrative contests taking place at the Artillery Ground in particular.https://archive.acscricket.com/cricket/1900/41/ Ashley-Cooper F. S. F. S. Ashley-Cooper At the Sign of the Wicket Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game Merritt & Hatcher Ltd London XIX 532 35–37 29 March 1900 ACShttps://archive.acscricket.com/cricket/1900/57/ Ashley-Cooper F. S. F. S. Ashley-Cooper At the Sign of the Wicket Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game Merritt & Hatcher Ltd London XIX 533 51–53 12 April 1900 ACS Horse racing Events c.1750 — Formation of the Jockey Club to establish rules for British racing.July 2017 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 1741