1964 County Championship

1964 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Worcestershire
← 1963 1965 →

The 1964 County Championship was the 65th officially organised running of the County Championship. ^[1] Worcestershire won their first Championship title. ^[2]

Worcestershire's 41-point margin over the second-placed team was the largest in the competition since 1957, and they won the title with three matches to spare. ^[3] They went to the top of the county table on 7 August from their Midlands rivals, Warwickshire, and finished the season with seven wins and a draw from their last eight matches to clinch the championship. ^[4]

Table

• 10 points for a win
• 5 points to each side for a tie
• 5 points to side still batting in a match in which scores finish level
• 2 points for first innings lead in a match drawn or lost
• 1 point for first innings tie in a match lost
• If no play possible on the first two days, and the match does not go into the second innings, the side leading on first innings scores 6 points. If the scores are level, the side batting second scores 3 points.
• Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins.
• Each team plays 28 matches.

Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	No Dec	1st inn lead match L	1st inn lead match D	Points
1	Worcestershire	28	18	3	6	1	0	5	191
2	Warwickshire	28	14	5	9	0	0	5	150
3	Northamptonshire	28	12	4	11	1	0	5	130
4	Surrey	28	11	3	13	1	0	9	129
5	Yorkshire	28	11	3	14	0	0	8	126
6	Middlesex	28	9	6	12	1	2	9	112
7	Kent	28	9	6	12	1	3	6	108
8	Somerset	28	8	8	8	4	4	4	96
9	Sussex	28	8	9	10	1	1	3	88
10	Essex	28	7	11	8	2	5	3	86
11	Glamorgan	28	7	7	12	2	1	6	84
=12	Derbyshire	28	5	9	12	2	4	5	68
=12	Hampshire	28	5	8	14	1	1	5	68
14	Lancashire	28	4	10	13	1	4	8	64
15	Nottinghamshire	28	4	13	11	0	3	4	54
16	Leicestershire	28	3	18	5	2	7	0	44
17	Gloucestershire	28	3	15	10	0	2	4	43

Notes: Surrey and Worcestershire one point each for tie on first innings in match drawn; Gloucestershire and Hampshire one point each for tie on first innings in match lost. Hampshire five points in drawn match when scores finished level and they were batting.

References

1. Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN   0-947766-83-9.
2. Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN   0-600-34667-6.
3. Preston, Norman, ed. (1965). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1965. London: Sporting Handbooks. p. 346.
4. Preston, Norman, ed. (1965). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1965. London: Sporting Handbooks. p. 609.