1785 in sports
1785 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Boxing
Events
- With Duggan Fearns inactive or retired, the Championship of England title remains vacant until 1787.[1]
Cricket
Events
- First definite mention in the sources of Billy Beldham. The rise of the White Conduit Club foreshadows a shift of direction by cricket's hierarchy from rural Hampshire to metropolitan London.
England
- Most runs[2] – Richard Stanford 124
- Most wickets[2] – Richard Hosmer 7
Horse racing
England
- Epsom Derby – Aimwell
- Epsom Oaks – Trifle
- St Leger Stakes – Cowslip
References
- ↑ Cyber Boxing Zone – English bare-knuckle champions. 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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