1963 County Championship

English cricket tournament April 2022 First-class cricket League system Yorkshire 26 1 May 6 September 1963 England and Wales Cricket Board 17 238 Peter Richardson, (Kent) 1,798 Ken Palmer, (Somerset) 121 1962 1962 County Championship 1964 1964 County Championship The 1963 County Championship was the 64th officially organised running of the County Championship.Engel Matthew Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494 2004 John Wisden & Company Ltd 0-947766-83-9 Yorkshire won their second consecutive Championship title. The method for deciding the championship was changed as followsWynne-Thomas Peter The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records 1983 Hamlyn Publishing Group 0-600-34667-6 - 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 TeamPWLDNo Dec1st Inns LeadPts1Yorkshire2813311171442Glamorgan281188171243Somerset281061119118=4Sussex281061208116=4Warwickshire2810314181166Middlesex289511381067Northamptonshire289811Northamptonshire were awarded six points for the draw against Somerset, as they were batting fourth when scores were tied.https://i.imgci.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1963/ENG_LOCAL/CC/NORTHANTS_SOMERSET_CC_24-26JUL1963.html Northamptonshire v Somerset at Northampton, 24-26 Jul 1963 I.imgci.com 28 September 2026051058Gloucestershire289711151009Nottinghamshire2868131118210Hampshire287810358011Surrey2856170127412Essex286417157013Kent285617096814Worcestershire2848133106015Lancashire2841013195816Leicestershire2831310254017Derbyshire2821493428 References Category:1963 in English cricket Category:County Championship seasons