1776 in sports
1776 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
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Boxing
Events
Cricket
Events
- The earliest known scorecard templates were introduced. They were printed by T. Pratt of Sevenoaks and soon come into general use.
England
- Most runs[2] – John Small 423
- Most wickets[2] – Lumpy Stevens 27
Horse racing
Events
- The inaugural St Leger Stakes was run at Doncaster Racecourse. It was organised by Anthony St Leger, a British Army officer who lived near the course, and it is the oldest of the five British Classic Races.
England
References
- Cyber Boxing Zone – Harry Sellers. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
- 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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