1963 Gillette Cup

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

1963 Gillette Cup
Administrator(s)MCC
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket (65 overs)
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsSussex (1st title)
Participants17
Matches played16
Most runsJim Parks, Jr.
(277 for Sussex)
Most wicketsJack Flavell
(14 for Worcestershire)

Knockout stage

Preliminary round
1–2 May 1963
Lancashire
304 for 9 (65 overs)
v
Leicestershire
203 all out (53.3 overs)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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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