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1731 to 1735 in sports

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Events in world sport through the years 1731 to 1735.

Events

Events

  • Cricket became the first sport to enclose its venues and charge for admission. Ground enclosure is first recorded in 1731 when the playing area on Kennington Common was staked out and roped off. The same practice was in use at the Artillery Ground in 1732. Spectators at the Artillery Ground were being charged admission of two pence by the early 1740s but it remains unclear when charges were first introduced (probably in the 1730s).[8]
  • London Cricket Club, which played most of its home matches at the Artillery Ground, was the dominant club in 1730s cricket, especially in 1732.[9]
  • Frederick, Prince of Wales, became a major patron of cricket from 1733.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "James Figg". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ a b "The Bare Knuckle Heavyweight Champions of England". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "Tom Pipes". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ a b "Jack Broughton". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ a b "George Taylor". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ Gee, Tony (2004). "Figg, James (b. before 1700, d. 1734), prize-fighter". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/9417. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 26 June 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. ^ Birley, Derek (1993). Sport and the Making of Britain. Manchester University Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-7190-3759-X.
  8. ^ Waghorn, pp. 8–9.
  9. ^ Buckley, p. 8.
  10. ^ McCann, p. 14.

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