Английская Википедия:1780 in sports
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1780 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Boxing
Events
- It was probably during this year that Harry Sellers reclaimed the vacant English Championship but he is not known to have defended it before 1785.[1]
Cricket
Events
- Duke & Son of Penshurst made the first-ever six-seam cricket ball.
England
- Most runs[2] – Joseph Miller and James Aylward 142
- Most wickets[2] – Lumpy Stevens 18
Horse racing
Events
- Inaugural running of The Derby, sometimes called the Epsom Derby for differentiation purposes, on Epsom Downs. The third-oldest of the five British Classic Races, the race is named after its founder, the 12th Earl of Derby.[3]
England
References
- ↑ Cyber Boxing Zone - Harry Sellers. Retrieved on 20 October 2017.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
