Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1923

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1923 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for fifty-two years. It was their twenty-fifth season in the County Championship and they won four matches to finish tenth.

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1923 season
CaptainGuy Jackson
County Championship10
Most runsWilfred Hill-Wood
Most wicketsBilly Bestwick
Most catchesHarry Elliott
← 1922 1924 →

1923 season

Derbyshire played twenty two games in the County Championship and one against the touring West Indies. They won four games altogether and finished tenth in the Championship table.

Guy Jackson was in his second year as captain. Wilfred Hill-Wood was top scorer and Billy Bestwick took most wickets.

New players in the season were James Cresswell who played 21 matches over four seasons, and Richard Pratt who played five matches in two seasons.

Matches
List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 12 May 1923[1] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham 		Drawn Gunn 220; Richmond 5-101; W Bestwick 5-53
2 19 May 1923[2] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham 		Won 4 wickets J Horsley 7-48; Partridge 7-66; Howell 5-68
3 23 May 1923[3] Worcestershire
Tipton Road, Dudley 		Drawn
4 26 May 1923[4] Essex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Drawn A Morton 7-48
5 30 May 1923[5] Yorkshire
County Ground, Derby 		Lost Innings and 126 runs Kilner 5-32
6 06 Jun 1923[6] Gloucestershire
Fry's Ground, Bristol 		Lost Innings and 72 runs Mills 6-72
7 09 Jun 1923[7] Glamorgan
Cardiff Arms Park 		Drawn GR Jackson 102; W Bestwick 7-39 and 5-55
8 13 Jun 1923[8] Somerset
Recreation Ground, Bath 		Drawn Lyon 134; WWH Hill-Wood 107; J Bowden 114; Bridges 5-117
9 16 Jun 1923[9] Leicestershire
Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch 		Won 62 runs Geary 6-70; W Bestwick 7-61 and 6-37
10 20 Jun 1923[10] West Indies
Park Road Ground, Buxton 		Drawn SWA Cadman 5-41
11 23 Jun 1923[11] Lancashire
County Ground, Derby 		Drawn W Bestwick 6-60
12 30 Jun 1923[12] Northamptonshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Won Innings and 211 runs W Carter 100*; W Bestwick 5-45; J Horsley 6-29
13 04 Jul 1923[13] Essex
County Ground, Leyton 		Drawn Douglas 110; A Morton 100
14 07 Jul 1923[14] Gloucestershire
The Town Ground, Burton-on-Trent 		Lost 8 wickets Parker 7-37 and 5-76; Dennett 5-93
15 14 Jul 1923[15] Somerset
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Lost 61 runs J Horsley 5-40 and 5-45; White 5-35
16 21 Jul 1923[16] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton 		Lost 1 wicket W Bestwick 5-61
17 25 Jul 1923[17] Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Won 5 wickets J Horsley 5-58
18 28 Jul 1923[18] Worcestershire
County Ground, Derby 		Drawn
19 04 Aug 1923[19] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby 		Drawn GR Jackson 109; WWH Hill-Wood 5-62
20 11 Aug 1923[20] Yorkshire
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford		 Lost 8 wickets Rhodes 7-60; J Horsley 5-69
21 18 Aug 1923[21] Nottinghamshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Drawn Staples 5-101
22 22 Aug 1923[22] Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby 		Drawn J Horsley 6-49
23 25 Aug 1923[23] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester 		Lost Innings and 32 runs Parkin 6-68 and 5-12; A Morton 6-45; Ellis 5-21

Statistics

County Championship batting averages
NameMatchesInnsRunsHigh scoreAverage100s
WWH Hill-Wood172896110734.321
W Carter1829710100*27.301
GR Jackson2135893109*27.062
A Morton152249110024.551
H Storer21357609421.710
J Bowden183061211421.101
SWA Cadman19336118819.700
JM Hutchinson22355506317.740
BSH Hill-Wood11182374914.810
J Horsley17221833312.200
H Elliott22322792612.130
L F Townsend11181784411.860
W Bestwick182488195.860
R Pratt2422135.500
AHM Jackson6934124.250
JA Cresswell11333.000
L Oliver12542.500
WJV Tomlinson12442.000
ST McMillan12000.000 [24]

County Championship bowling averages
NameBallsRunsWicketsBBAverage
W Bestwick39381482917-3916.28
J Horsley27061019637-4816.17
A Morton1990782347-4823.00
WWH Hill-Wood1496787305-6226.23
SWA Cadman1878561293-1019.34
BSH Hill-Wood1335630224-3628.63
H Storer1098501183-1927.83
AHM Jackson21015652-5831.20
W Carter18612453-1224.80
L F Townsend34216132-4353.66
JA Cresswell843222-3216.00
JM Hutchinson1507321-2136.50
GR Jackson24130
WJV Tomlinson24160
J Bowden18150[25]

Wicket Keeper

See also

References
  1. Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 12 May 1923
  2. Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire 19 May 1923
  3. Cricket Archive - Worcestershire v Derbyshire 23 May 1923
  4. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex 26 May 1923
  5. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 30 May 1923
  6. Cricket Archive - Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 06 Jun 1923
  7. Cricket Archive - Glamorgan v Derbyshire 09 Jun 1923
  8. Cricket Archive - Somerset v Derbyshire 13 Jun 1923
  9. Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire 16 Jun 1923
  10. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v West Indians 20 Jun 1923
  11. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 23 Jun 1923
  12. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 30 Jun 1923
  13. Cricket Archive - Essex v Derbyshire 04 Jul 1923
  14. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 07 Jul 1923
  15. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Somerset 14 Jul 1923
  16. Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire County 21 Jul 1923
  17. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Glamorgan 25 Jul 1923
  18. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Worcestershire 28 Jul 1923
  19. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Warwickshire 04 Aug 1923
  20. Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 11 Aug 1923
  21. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 18 Aug 1923
  22. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 22 Aug 1923
  23. Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 25 Aug 1923
  24. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire batting 1923
  25. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire bowling in 1923
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