1823 English cricket season

1823 English cricket season

Cricket formats	first-class and single wicket

In the 1823 English cricket season, Henry Bentley issued his Correct Account of all Matches, 1786–1822.

Honours

• Most runs^[1] – William Ward 328 (HS 120)
• Most wickets^[1] – William Ashby 23 (BB 6–?)

Events

• Henry Bentley issued his Correct Account of all Matches, 1786–1822 with supplements appearing to 1825.^[2]
• Earliest known reference to cricket in Herefordshire.^[2]
• The size of the wicket was increased to 27 x 8 inches.^[2]
• 7 first-class matches were recorded in 1823:
  • 9 June — MCC v Sussex @ Lord's Cricket Ground^[3]
  • 16 June — All-England v The Bs @ Lord's Cricket Ground^[4]
  • 23 June — Sussex v MCC @ Royal New Ground, Brighton^[5]
  • 7 July — MCC v Kent @ Lord's Cricket Ground^[6]
  • 21 July — Gentlemen v Players @ Lord's Cricket Ground^[7]
  • 28 July — Kent v MCC @ West Kent CC, Chislehurst^[8]
  • 14–18 August — Hampshire v All-England @ Bramshill Park, Hampshire^[9]

First mentions

Counties

• Herefordshire

Clubs and teams

Players

• John Beagley (Hampshire)
• H Bowley (Sussex)
• James Dale (Sussex)
• Timothy Duke (Kent)
• Henry Hoare (MCC)
• William Hooker (Sussex)
• S Maynard (Hampshire)
• Richard Searle (Sussex)

Venues

References

1. Note that scorecards created in the first quarter of the 19th century are not necessarily accurate or complete; therefore any summary of runs, wickets or catches can only represent the known totals and computation of averages is ineffectual.
2. Bowen, p.270.
3. Haygarth, p.470.
4. Haygarth, p.473.
5. Haygarth, p.474.
6. Haygarth, p.476.
7. Haygarth, p.479.
8. Haygarth, p.480.
9. Haygarth, p.484.

Bibliography

• Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826). Lillywhite.

Additional reading

• ACS (1981). A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709 – 1863. Nottingham: ACS.
• Altham, H. S. (1962). A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914). George Allen & Unwin.
• Birley, Derek (1999). A Social History of English Cricket. Aurum.
• Bowen, Rowland (1970). Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development. Eyre & Spottiswoode.
• Major, John (2007). More Than A Game. HarperCollins.

External links

• Classification of cricket matches from 1697 to 1825
• CricketArchive – 1823 first-class matches list
• CricketArchive – 1823 other matches list