1963 Gillette Cup

1963 Gillette Cup
Administrator(s)MCC
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket (65 overs)
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsSussex (1st title)
Participants17
Matches16
Most runs277 – Jim Parks, Jr. (Sussex)
Most wickets14 – Jack Flavell (Worcestershire)
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The 1963 Gillette Cup was an English county cricket tournament, held between 1 May and 7 September 1963. The tournament was won by Sussex.

Preliminary round

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1–2 May 1963
Scorecard
Lancashire
304/9 (65 overs)
v
Leicestershire
203 (53.3 overs)
Lancashire won by 101 runs[1]
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Peter Marner (Lancs)

First round

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22 May 1963
Scorecard
Glamorgan
207/8 (65 overs)
v
Somerset
197 (62.2 overs)
Glamorgan won by 10 runs[2]
Cardiff Arms Park
Umpires: Arthur Jepson and Buddy Oldfield
Player of the match: Bernard Hedges (Glam)
22 May 1963
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Middlesex
170 (64.3 overs)
v
Gloucestershire
131 (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 (Middx)
22 May 1963
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Derbyshire
250/9 (65 overs)
v
Hampshire
244 (64.3 overs)
Ian Hall 61
Dennis Baldry 4/70 (15)
Derbyshire won by 6 runs[4]
Dean Park, Bournemouth
Umpires: Arthur Fagg and Frank Lee
Player of the match: Derek Morgan (Derbys)
22 May 1963
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Sussex
314/7 (65 overs)
v
Kent
242 (56.2 overs)
Ken Suttle 104
Alan Brown 3/63 (15)
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
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Lancashire
213 (59.2 overs)
v
Essex
132 (45.1 overs)
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 (Lancs)
22 May 1963
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Warwickshire
140 (56.2 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
141/4 (57.5 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 6 wickets[7]
County Cricket Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Jim Parks, Sr. and Dusty Rhodes
Player of the match: Roger Prideaux (Northants)
22 May 1963
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Worcestershire
229/9 (65 overs)
v
Surrey
115 (47.2 overs)
Worcestershire won by 114 runs[8]
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Jack Crapp and Ron Lay
Player of the match: Jim Standen (Worcs)
22 May 1963
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Nottinghamshire
159 (64 overs)
v
Yorkshire
160/6 (55 overs)
Yorkshire won by 4 wickets[9]
Acklam Park, Middlesbrough
Umpires: Bill Copson and Freddie Jakeman
Player of the match: Brian Bolus (Notts)

Quarter-finals

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12 June 1963
Scorecard
Worcestershire
238/8 (65 overs)
v
Glamorgan
192 (51 overs)
Worcestershire won by 46 runs[10]
The Gnoll, Neath
Umpires: Bill Copson and Fred Gardner
Player of the match: Tom Graveney (Worcs)
12 June 1963
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Derbyshire
148 (57.3 overs)
v
Lancashire
149/5 (49.4 overs)
Ian Hall 31
Colin Hilton 3/30 (12.3)
Lancashire won by 5 wickets[11]
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Charlie Elliott
Player of the match: Robert Entwistle (Lancs)
12 June 1963
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Middlesex
129 (40.1 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
132/4 (39 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 6 wickets[12]
Lord's Cricket Ground, London
Umpires: Lofty Herman and John Langridge
Player of the match: Colin Milburn (Northants)
12 June 1963
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Sussex
292 (64 overs)
v
Yorkshire
270 (63.3 overs)
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

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10 July 1963
Scorecard
Sussex
292 (62.1 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
187 (49.3 overs)
Ted Dexter 115
David Larter 4/68 (14.1)
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
Scorecard
Lancashire
59 (31.1 overs)
v
Worcestershire
60/1 (10.1 overs)
Worcestershire won by 9 wickets[15]
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Paul Gibb and Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: Jack Flavell (Worcs)

Final

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Main article: 1963 Gillette Cup Final
7 September 1963
Scorecard
Sussex
168 (60.2 overs)
v
Worcestershire
154 (63.2 overs)
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 (Worcs)

References

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  1. ^ "Preliminary round: Lancashire v Leicestershire in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
  2. ^ "1st round: Glamorgan v Somerset in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
  3. ^ "1st round: Gloucestershire v Middlesex in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
  4. ^ "1st round: Hampshire v Derbyshire in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
  5. ^ "1st round: Kent v Sussex in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
  6. ^ "1st round: Lancashire v Essex in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  7. ^ "1st round: Northamptonshire v Warwickshire in 1963". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  8. ^ "1st round: Worcestershire v Surrey in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  9. ^ "1st round: Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  10. ^ "Quarter-final: Glamorgan v Worcestershire in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  11. ^ "Quarter-final: Lancashire v Derbyshire in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  12. ^ "Quarter-final: Middlesex v Northamptonshire in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  13. ^ "Quarter-final: Sussex v Yorkshire in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  14. ^ "1st Semi-Final: Northamptonshire v Sussex in 1963". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
  15. ^ "2nd Semi-Final: Worcestershire v Lancashire in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
  16. ^ "Final: Sussex v Worcestershire in 1963". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
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