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- Horse racing
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{{Year box}}1787 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. BoxingEvents- 18 January — the vacant Championship of England title was claimed by Tom Johnson following a win over William Warr at Oakingham in a 1 hour 20 minute fight or 1 hour 40 minute fight depending on the source. Johnson was then unbeaten in six known fights since 1783 and retained the title until 1791.[1]
- June 1786 or 5 July, depending on source — Tom Johnson defended his title against William Fry at Kingston upon Thames, winning in 30 minutes or less depending on source.[1]
- 19 December — Tom Johnson defended his title against Michael Ryan at Wradsbury, winning in 24 to 30 minutes or less depending on source.[1]
- Tom Tyne defeated the former champion George Meggs twice, but the fight locations are unknown.[2]
CricketEvents- 21 May — opening of the original Lord's ground in Marylebone for the White Conduit Club (WCC) v Middlesex match
- Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) established at Lord's, chiefly by WCC members
England- Most runs[3] – James Aylward 296
- Most wickets[3] – David Harris 29
Horse racingEngland- The Derby – Sir Peter Teazle
- The Oaks – Annette
- St Leger Stakes – Spadille
References1. ^1 2 Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Johnson. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
2. ^Cyber Boxing Zone – George Meggs Retrieved on 6 October 2017.
3. ^1 Note that scorecards created in the 18th 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
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