1834 in sports

1834 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Boxing

Events

  • Still trying to fight Jem Ward for the English Championship, James Burke travels from town to town giving boxing exhibitions to raise the money. Ward, who refuses to fight Burke, keeps raising the stakes to avoid the fight. The question of the title remains unresolved with Ward officially retired and Burke under a stigma following the death of Simon Byrne in 1833.[1]

Chess

Cricket

Events

  • Fuller Pilch reaches his peak as a top-class batsman, scoring 551 runs at an unprecedented average of 61.22, an outstanding achievement on the unpredictable pitches of his time.

England

Horse racing

England

Rowing

The Boat Race

References

  1. Cyber Boxing Zone – James Burke. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
  2. "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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