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1963 Gillette Cup

Cricket tournament

The 1963 Gillette Cup was an English county cricket tournament, held between 1 May and 7 September 1963. The tournament was won by Sussex.

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1963 Gillette Cup
Administrator(s)	MCC
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (65 overs)
Tournament format(s)	Knockout
Champions	Sussex (1st title)
Participants	17
Matches	16
Most runs	Jim Parks, Jr. (277 for Sussex)
Most wickets	Jack Flavell (14 for Worcestershire)
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Knockout stage

Preliminary round

1–2 May 1963

Lancashire 304 for 9 (65 overs)	v	Leicestershire 203 all out (53.3 overs)
Peter Marner 121 John Savage 4/54 (8)		Maurice Hallam 106 Brian Statham 5/28 (12)

Lancashire won by 101 runs^[1]
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Peter Marner (Lancashire)

First round

22 May 1963

Glamorgan 207 for 8 (65 overs)	v	Somerset 197 all out (62.2 overs)
Bernard Hedges 103* Fred Rumsey 4/24 (15)		Brian Langford 56 Jeff Jones 3/34 (15)

Glamorgan won by 10 runs^[2]
Cardiff Arms Park
Umpires: Arthur Jepson and Buddy Oldfield
Player of the match: Bernard Hedges (Glamorgan)

22 May 1963

Middlesex 170 all out (64.3 overs)	v	Gloucestershire 131 all out (51.5 overs)
Ted Clark 42 David Allen 4/28 (15)		Ron Nicholls 44 Alan Moss 4/14 (11.5)

Middlesex won by 39 runs^[3]
County Cricket Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Charlie Elliott and Jim Hammond
Player of the match: Don Bennett (Middlesex)

22 May 1963

Derbyshire 250 for 9 (65 overs)	v	Hampshire 244 all out (64.3 overs)
Ian Hall 61 Dennis Baldry 4/70 (15)		Mike Barnard 98 Derek Morgan 2/49 (15)

Derbyshire won by 6 runs^[4]
Dean Park, Bournemouth
Umpires: Arthur Fagg and Frank Lee
Player of the match: Derek Morgan (Derbyshire)

22 May 1963

Sussex 314 for 7 (65 overs)	v	Kent 242 all out (56.2 overs)
Ken Suttle 104 Alan Brown 3/63 (15)		Peter Richardson 127 Ted Dexter 2/35 (11)

Sussex won by 72 runs^[5]
Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells
Umpires: John Arnold and David Smith
Player of the match: Peter Richardson (Kent)

22 May 1963

Lancashire 213 all out (59.2 overs)	v	Essex 132 all out (45.1 overs)
Jack Dyson 60* Trevor Bailey 4/47 (14)		Gordon Barker 44 Jack Dyson 5/47 (13.1)

Lancashire won by 81 runs^[6]
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Paul Gibb and Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Jack Dyson (Lancashire)

22 May 1963

Warwickshire 140 all out (56.2 overs)	v	Northamptonshire 141 for 4 (57.5 overs)
Dennis Amiss 34 David Larter 3/38 (15)		Roger Prideaux 52* Raymond Hitchcock 2/32 (11)

Northamptonshire won by 6 wickets^[7]
County Cricket Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Jim Parks, Sr. and Dusty Rhodes
Player of the match: Roger Prideaux (Northamptonshire)

22 May 1963

Worcestershire 229 for 9 (65 overs)	v	Surrey 115 all out (47.2 overs)
Ron Headley 83 Peter Loader 3/35 (15)		Micky Stewart 49 Jim Standen 5/14 (15)

Worcestershire won by 114 runs^[8]
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Jack Crapp and Ron Lay
Player of the match: Jim Standen (Worcestershire)

22 May 1963

Nottinghamshire 159 all out (64 overs)	v	Yorkshire 160 for 6 (55 overs)
Brian Bolus 100* Fred Trueman 4/30 (15)		Doug Padgett 38 Keith Gillhouley 4/33 (14)

Yorkshire won by 4 wickets^[9]
Acklam Park, Middlesbrough
Umpires: Bill Copson and Freddie Jakeman
Player of the match: Brian Bolus (Nottinghamshire)

Quarter finals

12 June 1963

Worcestershire 238 for 8 (65 overs)	v	Glamorgan 192 all out (51 overs)
Tom Graveney 93 Jeff Jones 3/54 (15)		Euros Lewis 78 Jack Flavell 5/43 (14)

Worcestershire won by 46 runs^[10]
The Gnoll, Neath
Umpires: Bill Copson and Fred Gardner
Player of the match: Tom Graveney (Worcestershire)

12 June 1963

Derbyshire 148 all out (57.3 overs)	v	Lancashire 149 for 5 (49.4 overs)
Ian Hall 31 Colin Hilton 3/30 (12.3)		Robert Entwistle 48 Harold Rhodes 2/33 (11.4)

Lancashire won by 5 wickets^[11]
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Charlie Elliott
Player of the match: Robert Entwistle (Lancashire)

12 June 1963

Middlesex 129 all out (40.1 overs)	v	Northamptonshire 132 for 4 (39 overs)
Ronald Hooker 43 David Larter 4/22 (11)		Colin Milburn 84 Alan Moss 2/23 (12)

Northamptonshire won by 6 wickets^[12]
Lord's Cricket Ground, London
Umpires: Lofty Herman and John Langridge
Player of the match: Colin Milburn (Northamptonshire)

12 June 1963

Sussex 292 all out (64 overs)	v	Yorkshire 270 all out (63.3 overs)
Jim Parks, Jr. 90 Brian Close 4/60 (15)		Geoffrey Boycott 71 Ian Thomson 3/52 (15)

Sussex won by 22 runs^[13]
County Cricket Ground, Hove
Umpires: Laurie Gray and Fred Price
Player of the match: Jim Parks, Jr. (Sussex)

Semi finals

10 July 1963

Sussex 292 all out (62.1 overs)	v	Northamptonshire 187 all out (49.3 overs)
Ted Dexter 115 David Larter 4/68 (14.1)		Roger Prideaux 73 Ian Thomson 4/33 (13.3)

Sussex won by 105 runs^[14]
County Cricket Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Syd Buller and David Smith
Player of the match: Ted Dexter (Sussex)

10 July 1963

Lancashire 59 all out (31.1 overs)	v	Worcestershire 60 for 1 (10.1 overs)
Brian Booth 21 Jack Flavell 6/14 (13)		Martin Horton 29* Ken Higgs 1/19 (5)

Worcestershire won by 9 wickets^[15]
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Paul Gibb and Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: Jack Flavell (Worcestershire)

Final

Main article: 1963 Gillette Cup Final

7 September 1963

Sussex 168 all out (60.2 overs)	v	Worcestershire 154 all out (63.2 overs)
Jim Parks, Jr. 57 Norman Gifford 4/33 (15)		Roy Booth 33* John Snow 3/13 (8)

Sussex won by 14 runs^[16]
Lord's Cricket Ground, London
Umpires: Fred Gardner and Frank Lee
Player of the match: Norman Gifford (Worcestershire)

References

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"Preliminary round: Lancashire v Leicestershire in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
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"1st round: Glamorgan v Somerset in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
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"1st round: Gloucestershire v Middlesex in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
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"1st round: Hampshire v Derbyshire in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
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"1st round: Kent v Sussex in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
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"1st round: Lancashire v Essex in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
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"1st round: Northamptonshire v Warwickshire in 1963". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
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"1st round: Worcestershire v Surrey in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
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"1st round: Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
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"Quarter-final: Glamorgan v Worcestershire in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
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"Quarter-final: Lancashire v Derbyshire in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
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"Quarter-final: Middlesex v Northamptonshire in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
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"Quarter-final: Sussex v Yorkshire in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
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"1st Semi-Final: Northamptonshire v Sussex in 1963". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
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"2nd Semi-Final: Worcestershire v Lancashire in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
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"Final: Sussex v Worcestershire in 1963". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2008.

External links

1963 Gillette Cup Archived 20 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive

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