1777 in sports
1777 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 1777.[1]
Cricket
Events
- James Aylward scores 167 for Hampshire against All-England at Sevenoaks Vine to create a new record for the highest individual innings in first-class cricket. The record stands until 1826.
England
- Most runs[2] – James Aylward 390
- Most wickets[2] – Thomas Brett 29
Horse racing
England
- St Leger Stakes – Bourbon
References
- ↑ Cyber Boxing Zone – Harry Sellers. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
- 1 2 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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