By Gary Watton
May 22 2013
One can scarcely begin to imagine how painful it must have been for the red rose troops as Yorkshire swept all before them during a particularly productive decade in the 1960s. Therefore, the annual County Championship contests represented an opportunity for Lancashire to strike a blow against their celebrated neighbours. The Tykes after all were the team on a pedestal during this era, and Lancashire must have been desperately keen to take Close and company down a peg or two..........During this decade, Yorkshire won 8, Lancashire won 2, 10 draws.
YORKSHIRE versus Lancashire; at Headingley; 4 and 6 June 1960; YORKSHIRE won the toss.
YORKSHIRE first innings: 96 (Greenhough 4-17, Barber 3-27)
Lancashire first innings: 210 (Pullar 121; Wilson.D 5-49, Illingworth 5-55)
YORKSHIRE second innings: 117 (Dyson 4-30, Greenhough 4-44)
Lancashire second innings: 5-0
There were seven ducks in Yorkshire's 'efforts', including a pair for Fred Trueman and Don Wilson in this emphatic rout.
Lancashire won by ten wickets
Lancashire versus YORKSHIRE; at Old Trafford; 30 July, 1 and 2 August 1960; Lancashire won the toss.
YORKSHIRE first innings: 154 (Close 63; Statham 5-43, Higgs 4-48)
Lancashire first innings: 226 (Wharton 83, Barber 71; Trueman 4-65, Ryan 3-69)
YORKSHIRE second innings: 149 (Statham 4-23)
Lancashire second innings: 81 for 8 (Ryan 5-50)
Eight wickets from Ryan almost pulled off an unlikely victory as the hosts nearly made a mess of their run chase.
Lancashire won by two wickets
Lancashire versus YORKSHIRE; at Old Trafford; 20,22 and 23 May 1961; Lancashire won the toss.
Lancashire first innings: 216 (Bond 68, Collins 61; Taylor 6-75, Cowan 4-71)
YORKSHIRE first innings: 301 (Close 111, Illingworth 61; Statham 3-60, Higgs 3-97)
Lancashire second innings: 102 (Illingworth 8-50)
YORKSHIRE second innings: 20-0
Raymond Illingworth destroyed Lancashire's second innings to ensure revenge for 1960's double whammy.
YORKSHIRE won by ten wickets.
YORKSHIRE versus Lancashire; at Bramall Lane; 5, 7 and 8 August 1961; YORKSHIRE won the toss.
Lancashire first innings: 173 (Ryan 5-58, Trueman 3-59)
YORKSHIRE first innings: 174 for 8 declared (Trueman 54*; Higgs 5-47)
Lancashire second innings: 1 for 0
Here was another occasion that fell foul of the weather. Fred Trueman batted and bowled well for the champions.
Match drawn.
YORKSHIRE versus Lancashire; at Headingley; 9, 11 and 12 June 1962; YORKSHIRE won the toss.
Lancashire first innings: 308 for 6 declared (Bond 144, Pullar 64)
YORKSHIRE first innings: 294 (Sharpe 108*; Greenhough 5-93)
Lancashire second innings: 112 (Trueman 5-29)
YORKSHIRE second innings: 127 for 3 (Taylor 60)
The Tykes had been outplayed in the first half of the match until Fred Trueman wrecked Lancashire's second innings.
Yorkshire won by seven wickets.
Lancashire versus YORKSHIRE; at Old Trafford; 4, 6 and 7 August 1962; Lancashire won the toss.
YORKSHIRE first innings: 235 (Sharpe 112; Statham 6-68)
Lancashire first innings: 202 (Bond 109; Wilson.D 4-40, Trueman 4-62)
YORKSHIRE second innings: 149 for 1 declared (Hampshire 71*, Sharpe 60*)
Lancashire second innings: 50 for 1
Yorkshire held the upper hand in this contest, courtesy of two good batting performances from Phil Sharpe.
Match drawn.
YORKSHIRE versus Lancashire; at Bramall Lane; 1-3 June 1963; YORKSHIRE won the toss.
Lancashire first innings: 151 (Clayton 50; Ryan 3-33, Trueman 3-42, Close 3-50)
YORKSHIRE first innings: 384 for 6 declared (Boycott 145, Stott 143)
Lancashire second innings: 123 (Wilson 5-57)
New kid on the block, a bespectacled Geoff Boycott, helped to pile on the agony here in this awfully one-sided encounter.
YORKSHIRE won by an innings and 110 runs.
Lancashire versus YORKSHIRE; at Old Trafford; 3, 5 and 6 August 1963
YORKSHIRE first innings: 345 for 8 declared (Boycott 113, Sharpe 106; Statham 4-108)
Lancashire first innings: 237 (Marner 83, Grieves 78; Trueman 5-50, Hutton 3-35)
YORKSHIRE second innings: 63 for 1
The white rose did not have enough time to exploit its ascendancy here after centuries from Boycott and Sharpe.
Match drawn.
Lancashire versus YORKSHIRE; at Old Trafford; 16, 18 and 19 May 1964; YORKSHIRE won the toss.
YORKSHIRE first innings: 354 for 3 declared (Taylor 153, Boycott 131)
Lancashire first innings: 284 for 9 declared (Pullar 128; Wilson 4-73)
YORKSHIRE second innings: 83 for 1 declared
Lancashire second innings: 129 for 7 (Trueman 3-23)
The Tykes dangled a target of 154 in front of their foe and it did make for a thrilling finish, but nobody could quite win.
Match drawn.
YORKSHIRE versus Lancashire; at Headingley; 1, 3 and 4 August 1964; YORKSHIRE won the toss.
Lancashire first innings: 101 (Illingworth 4-9, Trueman 4-35)
YORKSHIRE first innings: 352 (Binks 75, Hutton 64, Boycott 62, Hampshire 51; Ramadhin 8-121)
Lancashire second innings: 120 (Nicholson 7-32)
Four Yorkshire batsmen made more runs than Lancashire accumulated in both innings of this landslide result.
YORKSHIRE won by an innings and 131 runs.
Lancashire versus YORKSHIRE; at Old Trafford; 5, 7 and 8 June 1965; YORKSHIRE won the toss.
Lancashire first innings: 218 (Knox 108; Hutton 4-38, Trueman 3-23)
YORKSHIRE first innings: 262 (Sharpe 60, Boycott 53; Howard 4-62, Statham 3-64)
Lancashire second innings: 187 (Trueman 4-59, Illingworth 3-29)
YORKSHIRE second innings: 111 for 5 (Higgs 3-43)
The visitors were cruising at 94-1 in their run chase, but a flurry of four wickets persuaded them to settle for a draw.
Match drawn.
YORKSHIRE versus Lancashire; at Bramall Lane; 31 July, 2 and 3 August 1965; YORKSHIRE won the toss.
Lancashire first innings: 175 (Pilling 60, Sullivan 53; Trueman 5-47)
YORKSHIRE first innings: 194 for 3 declared (Hampshire 110*, Padgett 72)
Lancashire second innings: 74 (Wilson 4-35, Illingworth 3-20)
YORKSHIRE second innings: 56 for 3
Lancashire lost twenty wickets while the hosts lost only six to represent an apparent gulf in class between the two.
YORKSHIRE won by seven wickets.
YORKSHIRE versus Lancashire; at Headingley; 28, 30 and 31 May 1966; YORKSHIRE won the toss.
Lancashire first innings: 57 (Trueman 5-18, Waring 3-23)
YORKSHIRE first innings: 196 for 9 declared (Higgs 3-62)
Lancashire second innings: 144 (Waring 7-40)
YORKSHIRE second innings: 6 for 0
John Waring produced his best-ever figures as Lancashire's batting woes continued against the champions of that year.
YORKSHIRE won by ten wickets.
Lancashire versus YORKSHIRE; at Old Trafford; 30 July, 1 and 2 August 1966; YORKSHIRE won the toss.
YORKSHIRE first innings: 146 for 7 declared (Close 54*; Lloyd 4-39)
Lancashire first innings: 1 for 0 declared
YORKSHIRE second innings: forfeited
Lancashire second innings: 133 (Illingworth 5-33)
Lancashire must be kicking themselves that they didn't post another thirteen first innings runs before electing to declare!
YORKSHIRE won by 12 runs.
Lancashire versus YORKSHIRE; at Old Trafford; 27, 29 and 30 May 1967
This battle of the roses was abandoned without a ball being bowled on account of the Mancunian weather.
Match drawn.
YORKSHIRE versus Lancashire; at Bramall Lane; 5, 7 and 8 August 1967; YORKSHIRE won the toss.
Lancashire first innings: 183 (Pullar 104; Hutton 4-43, Nicholson 4-57)
YORKSHIRE first innings: 207 (Close 61; Statham 5-82, Wood 3-29)
Lancashire second innings: 206 for 6 declared (Pilling 82*; Close 3-34)
YORKSHIRE second innings: 75 for 4 (Boycott 54)
Apart from Geoff Pullar and David LLoyd, no other Lancashire batsman reached double figures in the first innings.
Match drawn.
YORKSHIRE versus Lancashire; at Headingley; 1, 3 and 4 June 1968; YORKSHIRE won the toss.
Lancashire first innings: 176 (Trueman 5-45)
YORKSHIRE first innings: 348 (Padgett 105, Taylor 85, Hampshire 56; Statham 3-65, Higgs 3-82, Lever 3-84)
Lancashire second innings: 116 (Wilson 4-32, Trueman 3-17)
In his final season fiery Fred Trueman was still making Lancashire's brittle batting suffer torture.
YORKSHIRE won by an innings and 56 runs; YORKSHIRE 20 points, Lancashire 3 points
Lancashire versus YORKSHIRE; at Old Trafford; 3-5 August 1968; Lancashire won the toss.
Lancashire first innings: 162 (Hutton 5-52, Nicholson 4-64)
YORKSHIRE first innings: 61 (Statham 6-34)
Lancashire second innings: 151 (Wood 55; Wilson 3-30, Hutton 3-47)
YORKSHIRE second innings: 189 for 5 (Close 77*)
After their first innings flop, Yorkshire's second innings was preoccupied with avoiding defeat than chasing 253.
Match drawn; Lancashire 5 points, YORKSHIRE 5 points
Lancashire versus YORKSHIRE; at Old Trafford; 24, 26 and 27 May 1969
Lancashire first innings: 243 for 9 declared (Lloyd 66, Wilson 4-55)
The reigning champions did not make any runs because the weather was inhospitable again.
Match drawn; Lancashire 3 points, YORKSHIRE 4 points
YORKSHIRE versus Lancashire; at Bramall Lane; 2, 4 and 5 August 1969
Lancashire first innings: 171 (Lever 57; Old 5-34)
YORKSHIRE first innings: 290 for 8 declared (Boycott 80, Hampshire 62; Lever 5-61)
Lancashire second innings: 183 (Engineer 96, Lloyd.C 50; Wilson 4-48, Old 3-18)
YORKSHIRE second innings: 64 for 6 (Higgs 4-29)
In a bizarre finish, Ken Higgs bagged three wickets which left Yorkshire one run short of victory.
Match drawn; YORKSHIRE 12 points, Lancashire 2 points