Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1923 explained

Club:Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
Season:1923
Comp1:County Championship
Comp1 Result:10
Most Runs:Wilfred Hill-Wood
Most Catches:Harry Elliott
Prevseason:1922
Nextseason:1924

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.

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.DateVResult MarginNotes - 112 May 1923[1] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Drawn Gunn 220; Richmond 5-101; W Bestwick 5-53
219 May 1923[2] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Won4 wickets J Horsley 7-48; Partridge 7-66; Howell 5-68
323 May 1923[3] Worcestershire
Tipton Road, Dudley
Drawn
426 May 1923[4] Essex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn A Morton 7-48
530 May 1923[5] Yorkshire
County Ground, Derby
LostInnings and 126 runs Kilner 5-32
606 Jun 1923[6] Gloucestershire
Fry's Ground, Bristol
LostInnings and 72 runs Mills 6-72
709 Jun 1923[7] Glamorgan
Cardiff Arms Park
Drawn GR Jackson 102; W Bestwick 7-39 and 5-55
813 Jun 1923[8] Somerset
Recreation Ground, Bath
Drawn Lyon 134; WWH Hill-Wood 107; J Bowden 114; Bridges 5-117
916 Jun 1923[9] Leicestershire
Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Won62 runs Geary 6-70; W Bestwick 7-61 and 6-37
1020 Jun 1923[10] West Indies
Park Road Ground, Buxton
Drawn SWA Cadman 5-41
1123 Jun 1923[11] Lancashire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn W Bestwick 6-60
1230 Jun 1923[12] Northamptonshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won Innings and 211 runs W Carter 100*; W Bestwick 5-45; J Horsley 6-29
1304 Jul 1923[13] Essex
County Ground, Leyton
Drawn Douglas 110; A Morton 100
1407 Jul 1923[14] Gloucestershire
The Town Ground, Burton-on-Trent
Lost8 wickets Parker 7-37 and 5-76; Dennett 5-93
1514 Jul 1923[15] Somerset
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost61 runs J Horsley 5-40 and 5-45; White 5-35
1621 Jul 1923[16] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
Lost1 wicket W Bestwick 5-61
1725 Jul 1923[17] Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won5 wickets J Horsley 5-58
1828 Jul 1923[18] Worcestershire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn
1904 Aug 1923[19] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn GR Jackson 109; WWH Hill-Wood 5-62
2011 Aug 1923[20] Yorkshire
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford
Lost8 wickets Rhodes 7-60; J Horsley 5-69
2118 Aug 1923[21] Nottinghamshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn Staples 5-101
2222 Aug 1923[22] Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn J Horsley 6-49
2325 Aug 1923[23] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
LostInnings and 32 runs Parkin 6-68 and 5-12; A Morton 6-45; Ellis 5-21

Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10722.html Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 12 May 1923
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10738.html Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire 19 May 1923
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10748.html Cricket Archive - Worcestershire v Derbyshire 23 May 1923
  4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10751.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex 26 May 1923
  5. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10760.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 30 May 1923
  6. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10780.html Cricket Archive - Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 06 Jun 1923
  7. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10788.html Cricket Archive - Glamorgan v Derbyshire 09 Jun 1923
  8. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10803.html Cricket Archive - Somerset v Derbyshire 13 Jun 1923
  9. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10812.html Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire 16 Jun 1923
  10. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10817.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v West Indians 20 Jun 1923
  11. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10825.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 23 Jun 1923
  12. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10848.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 30 Jun 1923
  13. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10858.html Cricket Archive - Essex v Derbyshire 04 Jul 1923
  14. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10870.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 07 Jul 1923
  15. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10885.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Somerset 14 Jul 1923
  16. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10900.html Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire County 21 Jul 1923
  17. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10906.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Glamorgan 25 Jul 1923
  18. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10912.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Worcestershire 28 Jul 1923
  19. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10927.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Warwickshire 04 Aug 1923
  20. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10955.html Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 11 Aug 1923
  21. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10965.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 18 Aug 1923
  22. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10975.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 22 Aug 1923
  23. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10985.html Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 25 Aug 1923