Famous Cricketers No 69 - G. Boycott

50. Yorkshire v Northamptonshire, Bramall Lane, July 18, 20, 21 (Match drawn) lbw b C.Milburn 10 203 176 c C.Milburn b M.E.Scott 39 209-7d 89-4 51. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Old Trafford, July 23, 24, 25, 27, 28 (Match drawn) b G.D.Mckenzie 58 611 1 0 3 0 656-8d - - - - 4-0 52. Yorkshire v Lancashire, Headingley, August 1, 3, 4 (Yorkshire won by an innings and 131 runs) lbw b S.Ramadhin 62 352 101 120 53. Yorkshire v Gloucestershire, Bramall Lane, August 5, 6, 7 (Match drawn) c B.J.Meyer b J.B.Mortimore 28 319 127 210-9d 54. Yorkshire v Australians, Bradford, August 8, 10, 11 (Australians won by 81 runs) c R.B.Simpson b G.D.Mckenzie 54 222 315-7d 1 c B.N.Jarman b G.D.Mckenzie 122 241 229-5d 1 55. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Kennington Oval, August 13, 14, 15, 17, (18) (Match drawn) b N.J.N.Hawke 30 182 379 c I.R.Redpath b R.B.Simpson 113 381-4 56. President of MCC’s XI v Australians, Lord’s, August 19, 20, 21 (Match drawn) b N.J.N.Hawke 23 193-9d 162 c sub b J.W.Martin 53 179-7 258-6d 57. Yorkshire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, August 22, 24, 25 (Surrey won by 57 runs) c S.J.Storey b G.G.Arnold 78 207 307 c J.H.Edrich b P.I.Pocock 26 184 141-8d 58. Yorkshire v Warwickshire, Harrogate, August 26, 27, 28 (Match drawn) b T.W.Cartwright 68 281 1 0 1 0 355-7d not out 15 216-6 12 3 46 0 211-2d 59. Yorkshire v Gloucestershire, Bristol, September 2, 3 (Yorkshire won by an innings and 294 runs) c D.A.Allen b J.K.R.Graveney 177 425-7d 47 84 60. An England XI v Sir Frank Worrell’s XI, Lord’s, September 14, (15), 16 (Match drawn) c D.L.Murray b C.C.Griffith 13 208 83-2 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 4 6 0 291 113 48.50 1 1 - Championship 17 28 4 1427 177 59.45 4 7 4 Other Yorkshire matches 2 3 0 212 122 70.66 1 1 2 Other matches 4 7 0 180 63 25.71 - 2 - Season 27 44 4 2110 177 52.75 6 11 6 Career 60 96 13 3888 177 46.84 9 22 22 Bowling O M R W BB Ave Test matches 1 0 3 0 - - Championship 16 4 52 0 - - Season (6-ball) 17 4 55 0 - - Career (6 ball) 19 4 75 0 - - 1964/65 - MCC in South Africa Despite a slow start, Boycott scored 1,135 first-class runs at an average of 56.75, a fine return for a first tour abroad. In a generally high scoring Test series Boycott, after three quiet matches, played two vital innings in the fourth and fifth Tests. His 117 in the final match being his first Test century abroad. Three other first-class centuries included his highest score of 193 not out against Eastern 10