2 March 1761 — English champion Bill "the "Nailer" Stevens defended his title against George Meggs in London. Meggs won after 17 minutes, but Stevens was suspected of throwing the fight and fell into disgrace.[1][better source needed]
July 1762 — In his first defence of the title, Meggs lost to George Millsom. The bout was held at Calne, in Wiltshire, Millsom winning after 40 minutes.[2][better source needed]
1763 — It is believed that Millsom had other fights in this period besides the one against Parfit Meggs and remained unbeaten until 22 or 27 August 1765, but details have not been found.[3][better source needed]
22 or 27 August 1765, depending on source — Millsom lost the English Championship to Tom Juchau at St Albans in a fight lasting 1 hour & 10 minutes.[6][better source needed]
1765—1768 — Peter Corcoran defeated a number of fighters and was considered and believed to be the Irish Champion.[7][better source needed]
7 July 1761 — the Leeds Intelligencer (now the Yorkshire Post) announced a game to be played at Chapeltown the following Thursday (9 July); it is the earliest known game in the Leeds area.[citation needed]
30 July 1763 — Death of Edmund Chapman of Chertsey in his 69th year, so he was born in either 1694 or 1695; an eminent master bricklayer and "accounted one of the most dextrous cricket players in England".[citation needed]
1762 - The first game of the Alnwick Shrovetide Football Match, also known as Scoring the Hales, is played in Alnwick, Northumberland, between the parishes of St Michael and St Paul.
