1963 County Championship

1963 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format	League system
Champions	Yorkshire

The 1963 County Championship was the 64th officially organised running of the County Championship. Yorkshire won their second consecutive Championship title.

The method for deciding the championship was changed as follows -

• Most points to determine champions
• Follow on restored
• One-day rules apply if the first two-thirds of playing time lost due to weather
• 10 points for a win
• 5 points for a tie
• 2 points for first innings lead in a drawn or lost match
• 1 point for a tie on first innings in a match drawn or lost
• 6 points for a win under one day rules

Table

Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	No Dec	1st inn lead match L	1st inn lead match D	Points
1	Yorkshire	28	13	3	11	1	1	6	144
2	Glamorgan	28	11	8	8	1	1	6	124
3	Somerset	28	10	6	11	1	2	7	118
=4	Sussex	28	10	6	12	0	1	7	116
=4	Warwickshire	28	10	3	14	1	1	7	116
6	Middlesex	28	9	5	11	3	1	7	106
7	Northamptonshire	28	9	8	11	0	1	5	105
8	Gloucestershire	28	9	7	11	1	2	3	100
9	Nottinghamshire	28	6	8	13	1	4	7	82
10	Hampshire	28	7	8	10	3	1	4	80
11	Surrey	28	5	6	17	0	1	11	74
12	Essex	28	6	4	17	1	0	5	70
13	Kent	28	5	6	17	0	1	8	68
14	Worcestershire	28	4	8	13	3	2	8	60
15	Lancashire	28	4	10	13	1	2	7	58
16	Leicestershire	28	3	13	10	2	2	3	40
17	Derbyshire	28	2	14	9	3	1	3	28

Note: Northamptonshire gained five points instead of two in drawn match when scores finished level and they were batting.