1964 marked an important landmark in the tournament's history which must have pleased Mr. Glorney, who had dreamt of enlarging the event since as long before as 1951. The introduction of France and Holland at an extremely well organised tournament in London had the desired effect of producing a tremendously exciting tournament when, for a long time, a triple tie on match and games points seemed possible. However England just managed to squeeze home by the narrowest of margins ahead of Holland and Scotland and with only one game point separating the three teams. Irish team arrived with an extra player (i.e. 6 players and two reserves) in lieu of a team manager. All teams agreed that the extra player could take part on this occasion, but reaffirmed that the rules only allowed for 6 players and one reserve and that this should be adhered to by all countries in the future. In round three Scotland was leading England 2½-1½ after the first session of play, but when the unfinished games were resumed after round four Hartston (ENG) managed to save a difficult ending against Davie (SCO). Then Griffiths (ENG) finally beat Hay (SCO) in the second adjournment session after 7.5 hours play to secure a vital drawn match for England.