1788 in sports
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1788 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Contents
Boxing
Events
- Tom Johnson retains his English championship but no fights involving him are recorded in 1788.[1]
Cricket
Events
- Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) publishes its version of the Laws of Cricket, revising the Star and Garter Laws of 1774
England
- Most runs[2] – Billy Beldham 381
- Most wickets[2] – David Harris 43
Horse racing
England
- Epsom Derby – Sir Thomas
- Epsom Oaks – Nightshade
- St. Leger Stakes – Young Flora
References
- ↑ Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Johnson. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
- ↑ 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
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