1830 in sports

1830 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Years in sports: 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833
Centuries: 18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades: 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s
Years: 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833
Leading English batsman Fuller Pilch

Boxing

Events

  • Simon Byrne retains his English championship but no fights involving him are recorded in 1830.[1]

Cricket

Events

  • No-balls are shown separately on the scorecard for the first time.[2]

England

Curling

  • Establishment of the Orchard Lake Curling Club at Orchard Lake, Michigan; it is the first curling club in the United States and uses hickory block stones

Horse racing

England

Rowing

Events

  • 10 August — the Wingfield Sculls, amateur championship of the River Thames, is founded at the instigation of barrister Henry Colsell Wingfield and raced from Battersea to Hammersmith.

The Boat Race

References

Bibliography

  • Rowland Bowen, Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970
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