1963

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Glamorgan’s playing record during 1963.

Finishing position in the County Championship – 2nd

1963 saw Glamorgan play in their first List A game – click here to read more about the match against Somerset at Cardiff Arms Park.

Bernard Hedges is presented with the Man of the Match Award after Glamorgan’s inaugural Gillette Cup match against Somerset at the Arms Park in 1963 – a game in which Bernard had scored a match-winning century. Photo Credit – Glamorgan Cricket Archives.

First-class victories:

May 4, 6, 7 v Leicestershire at Cardiff Arms Park – won by 213 runs.

May 18, 20, 21 v Hampshire at Bournemouth – won by 92 runs.

June 8, 10, 11 v Surrey at St. Helen’s, Swansea – won by 8 wickets.

June 19, 20, 21 v Derbyshire at Chesterfield – won by 7 wickets.

July 3, 4, 5 v Worcestershire at St. Helen’s, Swansea – won by 126 runs.

July 6, 8, 9 v Gloucestershire at Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd – won by 6 wickets.

July 17, 18, 19 v Essex at Castle Park, Colchester – won by 23 runs.

July 20, 22, 23 v Somerset at The Gnoll, Neath – won by an innings and 2 runs.

July 31, Aug 1, 2 v Worcestershire at New Road – won by 2 wickets.

Aug 7, 8, 9 v Northamptonshire at Northampton – won by 98 runs.

Aug 21, 22, 23 v Nottinghamshire at the Welfare Ground, Ebbw Vale – won by 3 wickets.

Aug 28, 29, 30 v Lancashire at St. Helen’s, Swansea – won by an innings and 40 runs.

Below is a link to view the “1963 Stat Pack” which contains the season’s first-class batting and bowling averages, together with the details of the century-makers plus the bowlers who claimed ten wickets in a first-class match during the summer.

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