1785 in sports
1785 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| Years in sports: | 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 |
| Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
| Decades: | 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s |
| Years: | 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 |
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
References
- Cyber Boxing Zone - Harry Sellers. Retrieved on 20 October 2017.
- 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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