| Previous Year: | 1963 |
| Previous Tournament: | 1963 English cricket season |
| Next Year: | 1965 |
| Next Tournament: | 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.
See main article: 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 | 1876-1964 | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | ||
| 78 | ||
| Drawn | 51 |
See main article: article and 1964 County Championship.
See main article: article and 1964 Gillette Cup.
| 1964 English cricket season - leading batsmen by average | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Innings | Runs | Highest | Average | 100s | |
| 35 | 1872 | 256 | 62.40 | 4 | ||
| 38 | 1714 | 311 | 57.13 | 5 | ||
| 36 | 1551 | 193* | 55.39 | 3 | ||
| 37 | 1763 | 117 | 55.09 | 4 | ||
| 51 | 2385 | 164 | 54.20 | 5 | ||
| 44 | 2110 | 177 | 52.75 | 6 | ||
| 29 | 1287 | 113 | 51.48 | 3 | ||
| 44 | 1980 | 227* | 50.76 | 6 | ||
| 1964 English cricket season - leading batsmen by aggregate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Innings | Runs | Highest | Average | 100s | |
| 51 | 2385 | 164 | 54.20 | 5 | ||
| 56 | 2342 | 193 | 45.92 | 5 | ||
| 54 | 2178 | 169 | 44.44 | 5 | ||
| 44 | 2110 | 177 | 52.75 | 6 | ||
| 49 | 2038 | 156 | 46.31 | 4 | ||
| 1964 English cricket season - leading bowlers by average | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | |
| 2534 | 131 | 832 | 64 | 13.00 | ||
| 4417 | 211 | 1518 | 98 | 15.48 | ||
| 3490 | 159 | 1193 | 76 | 15.69 | ||
| 6878 | 502 | 2141 | 134 | 15.97 | ||
| 5543 | 293 | 1891 | 116 | 16.30 | ||
| 1964 English cricket season - leading bowlers by aggregate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | |
| 8568 | 568 | 2897 | 142 | 20.40 | ||
| 6787 | 385 | 2858 | 136 | 21.01 | ||
| 6878 | 502 | 2141 | 134 | 15.97 | ||
| 6813 | 441 | 2106 | 123 | 17.12 | ||
| 6074 | 374 | 2131 | 122 | 17.46 | ||
| 6700 | 306 | 2915 | 122 | 23.89 | ||