1778 in sports
1778 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Boxing
Events
- Harry Sellers retains his English championship but no fights involving him are recorded in 1778.[1]
Cricket
Events
- Thomas Brett, the first great Hambledon bowler, retires from cricket.
England
- Most runs[2] – William Yalden 162
- Most wickets[2] – Lamborn 22
Horse racing
England
References
- ↑ Cyber Boxing Zone – Harry Sellers. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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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