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1823 English cricket season

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

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Honours

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

    • Events

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

    • Counties

  • Herefordshire

    • 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)

    • 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. 

    • References

    1823 English cricket season Wikipedia
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