1805 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Boxing Events Hen Pearce wins the English championship after defeating Jem Belcher in 18 rounds at Doncaster.Cyber Boxing Zone – Hen Pearce. Retrieved on 7 November 2009. 8 October — future English champion Tom Cribb narrowly defeats Afro-American Bill Richmond, who was born into slavery.Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Cribb . Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
Cricket Events Lord Frederick Beauclerk is the first batsman known to have scored two first-class centuries in the same season England Most runsNote 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 – Lord Frederick Beauclerk 468 (HS 129*) Most wickets – William Lambert 20
Horse racing England The Derby – Cardinal Beaufort The Oaks – Meteora St Leger Stakes – Staveley
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