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1778 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Events
- June — Harry Sellers defeated Bill " The Nailer " Stevens in a 10-minute fight to retain the English Championship title.[1]
Events
- Thomas Brett, the first great Hambledon bowler, retired from cricket.
England
- Most runs[2] – William Yalden 162
- Most wickets[2] – Lamborn 22
England
References
[edit]- ^ "Harry Sellers". Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ a b 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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