1786 in sports
# 1786 in sports

1786 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

## Boxing

Events

* 11 January — Tom Johnson defeated Bill Lowe at Barnet in the first round after four minutes.
* 11 February — Tom Johnson defeated Jack Towers at Barnet in a 15-minute fight.
* 31 October — "Big" Ben Brain defeated "The Fighting Grenadier" John Boone at Long Fields in a 30 to 40 minute fight, depending on the source.

## Cricket

Events

* Tom Sueter of Hampshire was given out for hitting the ball twice, the first recorded instance of this type of dismissal.
* First-class debut of the noted opening batsman Tom Walker, who is believed to have invented roundarm bowling.

England

* Most runs – Tom Walker 423
* Most wickets – Robert Clifford 23

## Horse racing

England

* The Derby – Noble
* The Oaks – Yellow Filly
* St Leger Stakes – Paragon
* The inaugural July Stakes was run at Newmarket Racecourse and is the oldest race for two-year-olds still run in Great Britain.
