Famous Cricketers No 69 - G. Boycott

21. Yorkshire v Surrey, Bramall Lane, July 20, 22, 23 (Match drawn) b P.J.Loader 0 246 - - - - 225 c A.J.W.McIntyre b G.A.R.Lock 2 21-4 2 0 20 0 230-3d 1 22. Yorkshire v Glamorgan, Arms Park, Cardiff, July 24, 25, 26 (Yorkshire won by an innings and 66 runs) c J.S.Pressdee b D.J.Shepherd 80 332-7d 88 178 1 23. Yorkshire v Worcestershire, Worcester, July 27, 29 (Worcestershire won by an innings and 57 runs) c T.W.Graveney b D.N.F.Slade 32 166 352-7d c D.W.Richardson b D.N.F.Slade 37 129 24. Yorkshire v Warwickshire, Scarborough, July 31, August 1, 2 (Yorkshire won by 92 runs) b T.W.Cartwright 62 301 269 2 b R.B.Edmonds 28 172 112 25. Yorkshire v Lancashire, Old Trafford, August 3, 5, 6 (Match drawn) c G.Clayton b J.B.Statham 113 345-8d 237 not out 20 63-1 26. Yorkshire v Derbyshire, Headingley, August 7, 8 (Yorkshire won by seven wickets) c R.W.Taylor b H.J.Rhodes 12 152 123 c D.B.Carr b D.C.Morgan 0 60-3 85 27. Yorkshire v West Indians, Bramall Lane, August 10, 12, 13 (West Indians won by an innings and 2 runs) c D.W.Allan b L.A.King 71 260 358-9d lbw b W.W. Hall 13 96 28. Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire, Bradford, August 14, 15, (16) (Match drawn) c G.Millman b C.Forbes 24 176-9d 55 not out 8 20-0 214 1 29. Yorkshire v Middlesex, Lord’s, August (17), 19, 20 (Match drawn) c J.T.Murray b A.E.Moss 90 144 145-8 30. Yorkshire v Essex, Clacton-on-Sea, August 21, 22, 23 (Match drawn) c B.Taylor b T.E.Bailey 4 160 83 lbw b B.R.Knight 1 125-8d 151-7 31. Yorkshire v Leicestershire, Scarborough, August 24, 26, 27 (Yorkshire won by an innings and 111 runs) not out 165 337-5d 124 102 32. Yorkshire v Leicestershire, Leicester, August 28, 29, 30 (Yorkshire won by 269 runs) b C.T.Spencer 38 250 133 b C.T.Spencer 64 221-5d 69 33. Yorkshire v MCC, Scarborough, August 31, September 1, 2 (Match drawn) lbw b B.R.Knight 7 110 290 c K.V. Andrew b K.Gillhouley 75 265-8 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Championship 25 38 7 1446 165* 46.64 3 9 11 Other Yorkshire matches 3 5 0 182 75 36.40 - 2 1 Season 28 43 7 1628 165* 45.22 3 11 12 Career 33 52 9 1778 165* 41.34 3 11 16 Bowling O M R W BB Ave Championship (6-ball) 2 0 20 0 - - 1964 All the previous season’s rich promise was fulfilled this year. Boycott scored 2,110 first-class runs and headed Yorkshire’s batting averages by some distance. He was chosen to open the batting for England against Australia and finished his first Test match season with 291 runs at an average of 8