Sports in 1818-1850 By aaron.hendrickson Aug 18, 1820 Tom Cribb keeps English Title Aug 18, 1822 Tom Cribb announces his retirement Aug 18, 1824 Tom Cannon gets English Title Aug 18, 1825 First baseball club, numbering nearly fifty members met Aug 18, 1827 The pavilion at Lord's Cricket Ground has been rebuilt following the fire in July 1825 Jun 10, 1829 the inaugural Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race Aug 19, 1830 U.S.' first Curling Club:Orchard Lake Curling Club Aug 19, 1840 William Lillywhite's tally of 83 wickets is the highest known season total to date Aug 18, 1845 Alexander Cartwright formalized rules for baseball. Aug 19, 1845 First Baseball Boxscore Published