title: 1807 in sports
text: # 1807 in sports
  
  1807 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
  
  ## Boxing
  
  Events
  
  * John Gully wins the English championship following Hen Pearce's retirement due to ill health.
  
  ## Cricket
  
  Events
  
  * John Willes of Kent first tries to revive the idea of "straight-armed" (i.e., roundarm) bowling, which originated with Tom Walker in the 1790s.
  
  England
  
  * Most runs – William Lambert 355 (HS 110)
  * Most wickets – John Wells 24
  
  ## Curling
  
  * Establishment of the Royal Montreal Curling Club, the oldest sports club still active in North America
  
  ## Horse racing
  
  England
  
  * The Derby – Election
  * The Oaks – Briseis
  * St Leger Stakes – Paulina
  