1963 County Championship Explained

Tournament Format:	League system
Champions:	Yorkshire
Previous Year:	1962
Previous Tournament:	1962 County Championship
Next Year:	1964
Next Tournament:	1964 County Championship

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

Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	No Dec	1st inn leadmatch L	1st inn leadmatch 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.

Notes and References

1. Book: Engel, Matthew. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. 2004. John Wisden & Company Ltd. 0-947766-83-9.
2. Book: Wynne-Thomas, Peter. The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records. 1983. Hamlyn Publishing Group. 0-600-34667-6.