1778 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Boxing Events June — Harry Sellers defeated Bill " The Nailer " Stevens in a 10-minute fight to retain the English Championship title.
Cricket Events Thomas Brett, the first great Hambledon bowler, retired from cricket. 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 Yalden 162 Most wickets – Lamborn 22
Horse racing England St Leger Stakes – Hollandoise
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