1783 in sports

1783 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Years in sports: 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786
Centuries: 17th century · 18th century · 19th century
Decades: 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s
Years: 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786

Boxing

Events

  • June — Tom Johnson defeated Jack Jurvis at Walworth in a 15 minute fight. It's not known if this was for the championship or not.[1]

Cricket

Events

  • A report in the Whitehall Evening Post stated that "the 3rd Duke of Dorset’s cricketing establishment, exclusive of any betting or consequential entertainment, is said to exceed £1,000 a year".

England

Horse racing

England

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References

  1. Cyber Boxing Zone - Tom Johnson. Retrieved on 20 October 2017.
  2. 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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