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1963 County Championship

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1963 County Championship
Dates1 May – 6 September 1963
AdministratorEngland and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament formatLeague system
ChampionsYorkshire (26th title)
Participants17
Matches238
Most runsPeter Richardson, (Kent)
1,798
Most wicketsKen Palmer, (Somerset)
121
← 1962
1964 →

The 1963 County Championship was the 64th officially organised running of the County Championship.[1] Yorkshire won their second consecutive Championship title.

The method for deciding the championship was changed as follows[2] -

  • 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

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Team P W L D No
Dec
1st
Inns
Lead
Pts
1 Yorkshire 28 13 3 11 1 7 144
2 Glamorgan 28 11 8 8 1 7 124
3 Somerset 28 10 6 11 1 9 118
=4 Sussex 28 10 6 12 0 8 116
=4 Warwickshire 28 10 3 14 1 8 116
6 Middlesex 28 9 5 11 3 8 106
7 Northamptonshire 28 9 8 11[a] 0 5 105
8 Gloucestershire 28 9 7 11 1 5 100
9 Nottinghamshire 28 6 8 13 1 11 82
10 Hampshire 28 7 8 10 3 5 80
11 Surrey 28 5 6 17 0 12 74
12 Essex 28 6 4 17 1 5 70
13 Kent 28 5 6 17 0 9 68
14 Worcestershire 28 4 8 13 3 10 60
15 Lancashire 28 4 10 13 1 9 58
16 Leicestershire 28 3 13 10 2 5 40
17 Derbyshire 28 2 14 9 3 4 28
  1. ↑ Northamptonshire were awarded six points for the draw against Somerset, as they were batting fourth when scores were tied.[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ↑ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  2. ↑ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
  3. ↑ "Northamptonshire v Somerset at Northampton, 24-26 Jul 1963". I.imgci.com. Retrieved 28 September 2026.