1963 English cricket season

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The 1963 English cricket season marked the beginning of limited overs cricket at List A level with the inauguration of the knockout competition that was originally called the Gillette Cup. It also included a memorable Test series against West Indies. Off the field, the year saw the publication of the hundredth edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, as well as the deaths of two cricketing knights, Sir Jack Hobbs and Sir Pelham Warner.

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[edit] Honours

[edit] County Championship Table

Position Team Played Won Lost Drawn No Dec 1st inn

lead match L

 1st inn

lead match D

 Points
Pts – – 10 – – – 2 2 –
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.

[edit] Test Series

Main article: West Indian cricket team in England in 1963

There was a memorable series between England and West Indies. The tourists won 3-1 with one match drawn. The Lord's Test had one of the most exciting finishes ever and all four results were possible with two balls to be bowled: it ended as a draw with England's last pair five runs behind. Colin Cowdrey had had to come out at number 11 with a broken arm, but did not have to face a ball.

As a result of the great success of this series, England's future home Test programme was revised so that West Indies could return in 1966, much earlier than originally planned. This was done by introducing "twin tours", in which two countries would each play three Tests against England in the course of a season.

[edit] Leading batsmen

Gary Sobers topped the averages with 1333 runs @ 47.60

[edit] Leading bowlers

Charlie Griffith topped the averages with 119 wickets @ 12.82

[edit] External sources

[edit] Annual reviews


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