The 1963 County Championship was the 64th officially organised running of the County Championship.[1] Yorkshire won their second consecutive Championship title.
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Yorkshire |
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
edit| 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.
References
edit- ^ 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.
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