1823 English cricket season

Honours

• Most runs – William Ward 328
• Most wickets – William Ashby 23

  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

  First mentions

Counties

• Herefordshire

  Clubs and teams

• Players

• John Beagley
• H Bowley
• James Dale
• Timothy Duke
• Henry Hoare
• William Hooker
• S Maynard
• Richard Searle

  Venues