1785 in sports

Sports-related events of 1785
Overview of the events of 1785 in sports
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1785 in sports
  • Air sports
  • American football
  • Aquatic sports
  • Association football
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Canadian football
  • Chess
  • Climbing
  • Combat sports
    • Sumo
  • Cricket
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    • 1785–86
  • Cycling
  • Dance sports
  • Darts
  • Equestrianism
  • Esports
  • Field hockey
  • Flying disc
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Handball
  • Ice hockey
  • Ice sports
  • Korfball
  • Lumberjack sports
  • Mind sports
  • Modern pentathlon
  • Motorsport
  • Orienteering
  • Paralympic sports
  • Precision sports
    • Shooting
  • Racquetball
  • Roller sports
  • Sailing
  • Skiing
  • Speedway
  • Rugby league‎
  • Rugby union
  • Snooker
    • 1784–85
    • 1785–86
  • Strength sports
    • Weightlifting
  • Squash
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis
  • Triathlon
  • Volleyball

1785 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Boxing

Events

  • 7 June — Bill Harvey defeated Harry Sellers in a 20-minute fight at Ash Fields.[1]

Cricket

Events

  • First definite mention in the sources of Billy Beldham. The rise of the White Conduit Club foreshadowed a shift of direction by cricket's hierarchy from rural Hampshire to metropolitan London.

England

  • Most runs[2] – Richard Stanford 124
  • Most wickets[2] – Richard Hosmer 7

Horse racing

England

  • The Derby – Aimwell[3]
  • The Oaks – Trifle
  • St Leger Stakes – Cowslip

References

  1. ^ Cyber Boxing Zone - Harry Sellers. Retrieved on 20 October 2017.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.


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