1964 English cricket season

none March 2015 March 2015 1963 1963 English cricket season 1965 1965 English cricket season 1964 was the 65th season of County Championship cricket in England. Australia retained The Ashes as Bob Simpson led them through a hard-fought series, with only one match coming to a definite result. In domestic cricket, Worcestershire won the County Championship for the first time and Sussex retained the Gillette Cup List A competition. Honours County Championship – Worcestershire Gillette Cup – Sussex Minor Counties Championship – Lancashire II Second XI Championship – Lancashire II Wisden (for their deeds in 1964) - Geoffrey Boycott, Peter Burge, Jack Flavell, Graham McKenzie, Bob Simpson Test series Australian cricket team in England in 1964 Australia retained the Ashes by beating England 1–0. Australia won the Third Test at Headingley and the other four were all drawn. In the match that Australia won, they were 187–7 in reply to England's 268 when Ted Dexter decided to take the new ball. In response, Peter Burge, the last recognised batsman, went on the attack. He scored 160, well supported by Neil Hawke and Wally Grout, and the last three wickets added 211. 121 behind on first innings, England could not recover. Since a draw in the Fourth Test at Old Trafford would ensure that Australia would retain the Ashes, they batted on until they had reached 656–8 before declaring, with Bobby Simpson scoring 311, his first Test century. England responded with 611 (Ken Barrington 256, Ted Dexter 174) and the match ended in the dullest of draws. Cumulative record – Test wins 1876–1964England64Australia78Drawn51 County Championship 1964 County Championship Gillette Cup 1964 Gillette Cup Leading batsmen 1964 English cricket season – leading batsmen by average Name Innings Runs Highest Average 100s Ken Barrington 35 1872 256 62.40 4 Bob Simpson 38 1714 311 57.13 5 Brian Booth 36 1551 193* 55.39 3 Colin Cowdrey 37 1763 117 55.09 4 Tom Graveney 51 2385 164 54.20 5 Geoff Boycott 44 2110 177 52.75 6 Bob Cowper 29 1287 113 51.48 3 Mickey Stewart 44 1980 227* 50.76 6 1964 English cricket season – leading batsmen by aggregate Name Innings Runs Highest Average 100s Tom Graveney 51 2385 164 54.20 5 Eric Russell 56 2342 193 45.92 5 Mike Brearley 54 2178 169 44.44 5 Geoff Boycott 44 2110 177 52.75 6 Bob Wilson 49 2038 156 46.31 4 Leading bowlers 1964 English cricket season – leading bowlers by average Name Balls Maidens Runs Wickets Average Jim Standen 2534 131 832 64 13.00 Len Coldwell 4417 211 1518 98 15.48 Tony Nicholson 3490 159 1193 76 15.69 Tom Cartwright 6878 502 2141 134 15.97 Ian Thomson 5543 293 1891 116 16.30 1964 English cricket season – leading bowlers by aggregate Name Balls Maidens Runs Wickets Average Derek Shackleton 8568 568 2897 142 20.40 Roger Harman 6787 385 2858 136 21.01 Tom Cartwright 6878 502 2141 134 15.97 Fred Titmus 6813 441 2106 123 17.12 Ray Illingworth 6074 374 2131 122 17.46 Alan Dixon 6700 306 2915 122 23.89 References Annual reviews Playfair Cricket Annual 1965 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1965 Further reading Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979 Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993 Ray Robinson, On Top Down Under, Cassell, 1975 External links CricketArchive – season summary Category:1964 in English cricket Category:English cricket seasons in the 20th century