Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1923 was the

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season when the English club

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...

had been playing for fifty-two years. It was their twenty-fifth season in the

County Championship The County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales and is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). It bec ...

and they won four matches to finish tenth.

1923 season

Derbyshire played twenty two games in the

and one against the touring West Indies. They won four games altogether and finished tenth in the Championship table.

Guy Jackson Guy Rolf Jackson (23 June 1896 – 21 February 1966) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1936, being captain for nine years. Jackson was born at Ankerbold, Tupton, Derbyshire, the son of Brig ...

was in his second year as captain.

Wilfred Hill-Wood Sir Wilfred William Hill Hill-Wood (8 September 1901 – 10 October 1980) was an English financier and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1936, as well as for Cambridge University and Marylebone Cricket Clu ...

was top scorer and

Billy Bestwick William Bestwick (24 February 1875 – 2 May 1938) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1898 and 1926. He was a medium-fast bowler who took over 1,400 wickets for the county, including 10 in one innings. From his wild tem ...

took most wickets. New players in the season were

James Cresswell James Arthur Cresswell (16 March 1903 – 2 December 1994) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire from 1923 to 1927. Cresswell was born at Marehay, Derbyshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in his only game ...

who played 21 matches over four seasons, and Richard Pratt who played five matches in two seasons.

Matches

{, class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" , - ! style="background:#efefef;" colspan="6", List of matches , - style="background:#efefef;" !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes , - , 1 , 12 May 1923 ,

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Trent Bridge, Nottingham , style="background:#fc0;", Drawn , , Gunn 220; Richmond 5-101; W Bestwick 5-53 , - , 2 , 19 May 1923 ,

Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon an ...

Edgbaston, Birmingham , style="background:#0f0;", Won , 4 wickets , J Horsley 7-48; Partridge 7-66; Howell 5-68 , - , 3 , 23 May 1923 ,

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Tipton Road, Dudley , style="background:#fc0;", Drawn , , , - , 4 , 26 May 1923 ,

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Queen's Park, Chesterfield , style="background:#fc0;", Drawn , , A Morton 7-48 , - , 5 , 30 May 1923 ,

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County Ground, Derby , style="background:#f00;", Lost , Innings and 126 runs , Kilner 5-32 , - , 6 , 06 Jun 1923 ,

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Fry's Ground, Bristol , style="background:#f00;", Lost , Innings and 72 runs , Mills 6-72 , - , 7 , 09 Jun 1923 ,

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Cardiff Arms Park , style="background:#fc0;", Drawn , , GR Jackson 102; W Bestwick 7-39 and 5-55 , - , 8 , 13 Jun 1923 ,

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Recreation Ground, Bath , style="background:#fc0;", Drawn , , Lyon 134; WWH Hill-Wood 107; J Bowden 114; Bridges 5-117 , - , 9 , 16 Jun 1923 ,

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Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch , style="background:#0f0;", Won , 62 runs , Geary 6-70; W Bestwick 7-61 and 6-37 , - , 10 , 20 Jun 1923 ,

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Park Road Ground, Buxton , style="background:#fc0;", Drawn , , SWA Cadman 5-41 , - , 11 , 23 Jun 1923 ,

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County Ground, Derby , style="background:#fc0;", Drawn , , W Bestwick 6-60 , - , 12 , 30 Jun 1923 ,

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Queen's Park, Chesterfield , style="background:#0f0;", Won , Innings and 211 runs , W Carter 100*; W Bestwick 5-45; J Horsley 6-29 , - , 13 , 04 Jul 1923 ,

County Ground, Leyton , style="background:#fc0;", Drawn , , Douglas 110; A Morton 100 , - , 14 , 07 Jul 1923 ,

The Town Ground, Burton-on-Trent , style="background:#f00;", Lost , 8 wickets , Parker 7-37 and 5-76; Dennett 5-93 , - , 15 , 14 Jul 1923 ,

Queen's Park, Chesterfield , style="background:#f00;", Lost , 61 runs , J Horsley 5-40 and 5-45; White 5-35 , - , 16 , 21 Jul 1923 ,

County Ground, Northampton , style="background:#f00;", Lost , 1 wicket , W Bestwick 5-61 , - , 17 , 25 Jul 1923 ,

Queen's Park, Chesterfield , style="background:#0f0;", Won , 5 wickets , J Horsley 5-58 , - , 18 , 28 Jul 1923 ,

County Ground, Derby , style="background:#fc0;", Drawn , , , - , 19 , 04 Aug 1923 ,

County Ground, Derby , style="background:#fc0;", Drawn , , GR Jackson 109; WWH Hill-Wood 5-62 , - , 20 , 11 Aug 1923 ,

Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford , style="background:#f00;", Lost , 8 wickets , Rhodes 7-60; J Horsley 5-69 , - , 21 , 18 Aug 1923 ,

Queen's Park, Chesterfield , style="background:#fc0;", Drawn , , Staples 5-101 , - , 22 , 22 Aug 1923 ,

County Ground, Derby , style="background:#fc0;", Drawn , , J Horsley 6-49 , - , 23 , 25 Aug 1923 ,

Old Trafford, Manchester , style="background:#f00;", Lost , Innings and 32 runs , Parkin 6-68 and 5-12; A Morton 6-45; Ellis 5-21 , -

Statistics

County Championship batting averages

{, class="wikitable sortable" style="width:70%;" , - style="background:#efefef;" ! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !!100s , - , WWH Hill-Wood , , 17 , , 28 , , 961 , , 107 , , 34.32 , , 1 , - , W Carter , , 18 , , 29 , , 710, , 100* , , 27.30 , , 1 , - , GR Jackson , , 21 , , 35 , , 893 , , 109*, , 27.06, , 2 , - , A Morton , , 15 , , 22 , , 491 , , 100 , , 24.55 , , 1 , - , H Storer , , 21 , , 35 , , 760, , 94 , , 21.71 , , 0 , - , J Bowden , , 18 , , 30 , , 612 , , 114 , , 21.10 , , 1 , - , SWA Cadman , , 19 , , 33 , , 611, , 88, , 19.70 , , 0 , - , JM Hutchinson , , 22 , , 35 , , 550 , , 63 , , 17.74 , , 0 , - , BSH Hill-Wood , , 11 , , 18 , , 237 , , 49 , , 14.81 , , 0 , - , J Horsley , , 17, , 22 , , 183 , , 33, , 12.20 , , 0 , - , H Elliott , , 22 , , 32 , , 279 , , 26, , 12.13 , , 0 , - , L F Townsend , , 11 , , 18 , , 178 , , 44, , 11.86 , , 0 , - , W Bestwick , , 18 , , 24 , , 88, , 19 , , 5.86 , , 0 , - , R Pratt , , 2 , , 4 , , 22 , , 13 , , 5.50 , , 0 , - , AHM Jackson , , 6 , , 9 , , 34 , , 12 , , 4.25 , , 0 , - , JA Cresswell , , 1 , , 1 , , 3, , 3 , , 3.00 , , 0 , - , L Oliver , , 1 , , 2 , , 5, , 4 , , 2.50 , , 0 , - , WJV Tomlinson , , 1 , , 2 , , 4, , 4 , , 2.00 , , 0 , - , ST McMillan , , 1 , , 2 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0.00 , , 0

County Championship bowling averages

{, class="wikitable sortable" style="width:70%;" , - style="background:#efefef;" ! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average , - , W Bestwick , , 3938 , , 1482, , 91, , 7-39 , , 16.28 , - , J Horsley , , 2706 , , 1019, , 63, , 7-48 , , 16.17 , - , A Morton , , 1990 , , 782 , , 34, , 7-48 , , 23.00 , - , WWH Hill-Wood , , 1496 , , 787 , , 30 , , 5-62, , 26.23 , - , SWA Cadman , , 1878 , , 561, , 29 , , 3-10 , , 19.34 , - , BSH Hill-Wood , , 1335 , , 630 , , 22 , , 4-36, , 28.63 , - , H Storer , , 1098 , , 501 , , 18, , 3-19, , 27.83 , - , AHM Jackson, , 210 , , 156 , , 5 , , 2-58 , , 31.20 , - , W Carter , , 186 , , 124 , , 5 , , 3-12, , 24.80 , - , L F Townsend , , 342 , , 161 , , 3 , , 2-43, , 53.66 , - , JA Cresswell , , 84 , , 32 , , 2 , , 2-32 , , 16.00 , - , JM Hutchinson, , 150 , , 73 , , 2 , , 1-21, , 36.50 , - , GR Jackson , , 24 , , 13, , 0 , , , , , - , WJV Tomlinson , , 24 , , 16 , , 0 , , , , , - , J Bowden , , 18 , , 15 , , 0 , , , , Cricket Archive - Derbyshire bowling in 1923
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Wicket Keeper

* H Elliott - Catches 25, Stumping 7

References

{{Derbyshire County Cricket Club 1923 in English cricket Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons English cricket seasons in the 20th century