title: 1783 in sports
text: # 1783 in sports
  
  1783 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
  
  ## 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.
  
  ## 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
  
  * Most runs – John Small 157
  * Most wickets – William Bullen 18
  
  ## Horse racing
  
  England
  
  * The Derby – Saltram
  * The Oaks – Maid of the Oaks
  * St Leger Stakes – Phoenomenon
  