1782 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Cricket Events David Harris made his known first-class debut England Most runsNote 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 – William Bowra 144 Most wickets – Robert Clifford 24
Horse racing England The Derby – Assassin The Oaks – Ceres St Leger Stakes – Imperatrix
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