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

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

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References

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