Can I change the default app to 'open with'?

Because of the degraded functionality of Numbers v3.0 (in my opinion; at least currently) I want OS X 10.9 to default to opening my spreadsheets with Numbers v2.3. I can see how to do this each and every time I open a spreadsheet, but can I default to this situation?
Hope someone can help.

Select a numbers document and Get Info.
Set the Open With application and the Change All.

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