1923 County Championship
The 1923 County Championship was the 30th officially organised running of the County Championship. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won the championship title.[1] Final placings were still decided by calculating the percentage of points gained against possible points available.[2]
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Yorkshire (12th title) |
| Participants | 17 |
In May 1923, Jack Hobbs scored his 100th century in first-class cricket, batting for Surrey against Somerset.[3]
Table
| Team | Pld | W | L | DWF | DLF | NR | Pts | %PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | 32 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 85.80 |
| Nottinghamshire | 26 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 85 | 68.00 |
| Lancashire | 30 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 87 | 60.00 |
| Surrey | 26 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 67 | 58.26 |
| Kent | 28 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 75 | 55.55 |
| Sussex | 30 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 79 | 52.66 |
| Hampshire | 28 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 62 | 45.92 |
| Middlesex | 22 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 40.90 |
| Somerset | 24 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 39.16 |
| Derbyshire | 22 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 30.47 |
| Gloucestershire | 28 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 29.29 |
| Warwickshire | 26 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 28.80 |
| Essex | 26 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 27.69 |
| Leicestershire | 24 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 27.50 |
| Worcestershire | 26 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 20.76 |
| Glamorgan | 24 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 11.66 |
| Northamptonshire | 22 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 10.90 |
References
- Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
- Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
- "The finisher". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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