1778 in sports
1778 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| Years in sports: | 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 |
| Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
| Decades: | 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s |
| Years: | 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 |
Boxing
Events
- June — Harry Sellers defeated Bill " The Nailer " Stevens in a 10 minute fight to retain the English Championship title.[1]
Cricket
Events
- Thomas Brett, the first great Hambledon bowler, retired from cricket.
England
- Most runs[2] – William Yalden 162
- Most wickets[2] – Lamborn 22
References
- "Harry Sellers". Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- 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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