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.
Henry Bentley (cricketer)
Henry Bentley was an English first-class cricketer who played for MCC, Middlesex and Hampshire in 68 matches from 1798 to 1822....
issued his Correct Account of all Matches, 1786–1822.
Honours
- Most runs – William WardWilliam Ward (cricketer)William Ward was a noted English cricketer. He came from an affluent family which owned property on the Isle of Wight. He was educated at Winchester College, and then received financial training in Antwerp.-Life and career:William Ward was a prominent right-handed batsman and an occasional slow...
328 (HS 120) - Most wickets – William AshbyWilliam AshbyWilliam Ashby was an English cricketer in the 19th century. He played mainly for Kent and was an outstanding slow bowler, probably underarm but he may have bowled roundarm in the later years of his career...
23 (BB 6–?)
Events
- Henry BentleyHenry Bentley (cricketer)Henry Bentley was an English first-class cricketer who played for MCC, Middlesex and Hampshire in 68 matches from 1798 to 1822....
issued his Correct Account of all Matches, 1786–1822 with supplements appearing to 1825. - Earliest known reference to cricket in HerefordshireHerefordshireHerefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
. - The size of the wicketWicketIn the sport of cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings:-Definitions of wicket:Most of the time, the wicket is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch...
was increased to 27 x 8 inches. - 7 first-classFirst-class cricketFirst-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches were recorded in 1823:- 9 June — MCCMarylebone Cricket ClubMarylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
v Sussex @ Lord's Cricket GroundLord's Cricket GroundLord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the... - 16 June — All-EnglandAll-England ElevenIn cricket, the term All-England has been used for various non-international teams that have been formed for short-term purposes since the 1739 English cricket season and it indicates that the "Rest of England" is playing against, say, MCC or an individual county team...
v The BsThe BsThe Bs was an occasional team that played first-class cricket in the first half of the 19th century in matches against All-England and Marylebone Cricket Club . The team ostensibly consisted of players whose surname began with the letter B given that there were numerous top-class players at that...
@ Lord's Cricket Ground - 23 June — Sussex v MCCMarylebone Cricket ClubMarylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
@ Royal New GroundRoyal New GroundThe Royal New Ground, also known as "Box's Ground", in Brighton, Sussex was a venue for first-class cricket matches from 1814 to 1847.The ground was the home of Brighton Cricket Club and became the county ground of Sussex CCC when this was formed in 1839...
, BrightonBrightonBrighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain... - 7 July — MCCMarylebone Cricket ClubMarylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
v KentKent county cricket teamsKent county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. Kent, jointly with Sussex, is the birthplace of the sport...
@ Lord's Cricket Ground - 21 July — Gentlemen v PlayersGentlemen v PlayersThe Gentlemen v Players game was a first-class cricket match that was generally played on an annual basis between one team consisting of amateurs and one of professionals . The first two games took place in 1806 but the fixture was not revived until 1819. It was more or less annual thereafter...
@ Lord's Cricket Ground - 28 July — KentKent county cricket teamsKent county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. Kent, jointly with Sussex, is the birthplace of the sport...
v MCCMarylebone Cricket ClubMarylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
@ West Kent CC, ChislehurstChislehurstChislehurst is a suburban district in south-east London, England, and an electoral ward of the London Borough of Bromley. It is south-east of Charing Cross.-Toponymy:... - 14–18 August — HampshireHampshire county cricket teamsHampshire county cricket teams have been traced back to the 18th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that...
v All-England @ Bramshill Park, HampshireHampshireHampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
- 9 June — MCC
Debutants
1823 debutants included:- John BeagleyJohn BeagleyJohn Beagley was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1823 to 1826. He was mainly associated with Hampshire and made 6 known appearances in first-class matches.-Bibliography:* Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 , Lillywhite, 1862...
(Hampshire) - H BowleyH. Bowley (Sussex cricketer)H Bowley was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1823 to 1824 for Sussex, making 3 known appearances.-Bibliography:...
(Sussex) - James DaleJames Dale (cricketer)James Dale was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1823 to 1827. He was mainly associated with Sussex and made 9 known appearances in first-class matches.-Bibliography:* Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1-2 , Lillywhite, 1862...
(Sussex) - Timothy DukeTimothy Duke (cricketer)Timothy Duke was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1823 to 1828. He was mainly associated with Kent and made 5 known appearances in first-class matches.-Bibliography:* Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1-2 , Lillywhite, 1862...
(Kent) - Henry HoareHenry Hoare (cricketer)Henry Hoare was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1823 to 1824 for Marylebone Cricket Club , of which he was a member, making 3 known appearances....
(MCC) - William HookerWilliam Hooker (cricketer)William Hooker was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1823 to 1833...
(Sussex) - S MaynardS. Maynard (Hampshire cricketer)S Maynard was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1823 to 1828. He was mainly associated with Hampshire and made 5 known appearances in first-class matches.-Bibliography:...
(Hampshire) - Richard SearleRichard Searle (Sussex cricketer)Richard Searle was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1822 to 1835. He was mainly associated with Sussex and made 3 known appearances in first-class matches.-Bibliography:* Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 , Lillywhite, 1862...
(Sussex)