1805 in sports

Sports-related events of 1805

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Overview of the events of 1805 in sports

Years in sports

* ← 1802
* 1803
* 1804
* 1805
* 1806
* 1807
* 1808 →

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1805 in sports

* Air sports
* American football
* Aquatic sports
* Association football
* Athletics
* Australian rules football
* Badminton
* Baseball
* Basketball
* Canadian football
* Chess
* Climbing
* Combat sports
* Sumo
* Cricket
* 1804–5
* 1805
* 1805–6
* Cycling
* Dance sports
* Darts
* Equestrianism
* Esports
* Field hockey
* Flying disc
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Ice hockey
* Ice sports
* Korfball
* Lumberjack sports
* Mind sports
* Modern pentathlon
* Motorsport
* Orienteering
* Paralympic sports
* Precision sports
* Shooting
* Racquetball
* Roller sports
* Sailing
* Skiing
* Speedway
* Rugby league‎
* Rugby union
* Snooker
* 1804–5
* 1805–6
* Strength sports
* Weightlifting
* Squash
* Table tennis
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball

1805 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

## Boxing

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Events

* Hen Pearce wins the English championship after defeating Jem Belcher in 18 rounds at Doncaster.[1]
* 8 October — future English champion Tom Cribb narrowly defeats Afro-American Bill Richmond, who was born into slavery.[2]

## Cricket

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Events

* Lord Frederick Beauclerk is the first batsman known to have scored two first-class centuries in the same season

England

* Most runs[3] – Lord Frederick Beauclerk 468 (HS 129*)
* Most wickets[3] – William Lambert 20

## Horse racing

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England

* The Derby – Cardinal Beaufort[4]
* The Oaks – Meteora
* St Leger Stakes – Staveley

## References

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1. ^ Cyber Boxing Zone – Hen Pearce. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
2. ^ Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Cribb Archived 2009-05-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
3. ^ a b Note 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
4. ^ "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

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