1785 in sports
# 1785 in sports

1785 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

## Boxing

Events

* 7 June — Bill Harvey defeated Harry Sellers in a 20-minute fight at Ash Fields.

## 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 – Richard Stanford 124
* Most wickets – Richard Hosmer 7

## Horse racing

England

* The Derby – Aimwell
* The Oaks – Trifle
* St Leger Stakes – Cowslip
