1963 Gillette Cup

Administrator(s)MCC

Cricket formatLimited overs cricket (65 overs)

Tournament format(s)Knockout

ChampionsSussex (1st title)

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	277 – Jim Parks, Jr. (Sussex)
Most wickets	14 – 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.

1–2 May 1963
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Lancashire 304/9 (65 overs)	v	Leicestershire 203 (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 (Lancs)

First round

22 May 1963
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Glamorgan 207/8 (65 overs)	v	Somerset 197 (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 (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)		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 (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)		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
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Lancashire 213 (59.2 overs)	v	Essex 132 (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 (Lancs)

22 May 1963
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Warwickshire 140 (56.2 overs)	v	Northamptonshire 141/4 (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 (Northants)

22 May 1963
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Worcestershire 229/9 (65 overs)	v	Surrey 115 (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 (Worcs)

22 May 1963
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Nottinghamshire 159 (64 overs)	v	Yorkshire 160/6 (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 (Notts)

Quarter-finals

12 June 1963
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Worcestershire 238/8 (65 overs)	v	Glamorgan 192 (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 (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)		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 (Lancs)

12 June 1963
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Middlesex 129 (40.1 overs)	v	Northamptonshire 132/4 (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 (Northants)

12 June 1963
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Sussex 292 (64 overs)	v	Yorkshire 270 (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
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Sussex 292 (62.1 overs)	v	Northamptonshire 187 (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
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Lancashire 59 (31.1 overs)	v	Worcestershire 60/1 (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 (Worcs)

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

1963 Gillette Cup

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

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