1776 in sports
1776 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Events
- Harry Sellers defeats Peter Corcoran at Staines to claim the Championship of England title. The fight's duration is either 18 or 32 rounds. There is a possibility that Corcoran "throws" the fight.[1] Sellers holds the title until 1779.
Events
- The earliest known scorecard templates are introduced. They are printed by T Pratt of Sevenoaks and soon come into general use.
England
Events
England
References
- ^ Cyber Boxing Zone – Harry Sellers. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
- ^ An unofficial seasonal title proclaimed by consensus of media and historians prior to December 1889 when the official County Championship was constituted.
- ^ a b Note that scorecards created in the 18th century are not necessarily accurate or complete; therefore any summary of runs, wickets or catches can only represent the known totals and the missing data prevents effective computation of averages
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Sports by year to 1850
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to 1850 • 1851 – 1900 • 1901 – 1950 • 1951 – 2000 • from 2001
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