1779 in sports
1779 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Boxing
Events
- 25 September — Duggan Fearns defeats Harry Sellers at Slough by a first-round knockout to claim the Championship of England title. This is the only fight in which Fearns is known to have been involved and little is known of him except that he was born c.1754 in Ireland. He never defends his title, which remains vacant until 1787.[1]
Cricket
Events
- Hampshire defeats All-England four times.
England
- Most runs[2] – Richard Aubrey Veck 280
- Most wickets[2] – Lamborn 18
Horse racing
Events
- The inaugural Epsom Oaks (aka The Oaks) is won by Bridget
England
- Epsom Oaks – Bridget
- St Leger Stakes – Tommy
References
- ↑ Cyber Boxing Zone – Duggan Fearns. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
- 1 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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