1803 in sports
# 1803 in sports

1803 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

## Boxing

Events

* English champion Jem Belcher loses an eye following an injury sustained in a fives match. He retires from boxing but returns later.

## Cricket

Events

* Thomas Howard makes his debut in first-class cricket.

England

* Most runs – Lord Frederick Beauclerk 284 (HS 74)
* Most wickets – Lord Frederick Beauclerk 12

## Horse racing

England

* The Derby – Ditto
* The Oaks – Theophania
* St Leger Stakes – Remembrancer
