Famous Cricketers No 69 - G. Boycott

Province, whilst adding 278 for the 4th wicket with M.J.K. Smith. Injuries to several key bowlers meant that Boycott was called upon to bowl fairly frequently later in the tour. His medium pacers brought him what was to remain his best Test return of 3-47 in the fourth Test at Cape Town. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 61. MCC v Rhodesia, Salisbury, October 24, 25, 26, 27 (MCC won by five wickets) c A.de Caila b J.T.Partridge 17 298 281 b J.T.Partridge 4 209-5 225 62. MCC v South African Colts, Benoni, October 30, 31, November 2 (Match drawn) c M.J.Macaulay b A.F.Tillim 38 267 398 c and b N.S.Crookes 53 241-8 161 1 63. MCC v Transvaal, Johannesburg, November 6, 7, 9 (MCC won by an innings and 82 runs) c R.B.Carr b A.W.Motley 17 464-9d 125 1 257 64. MCC v Natal, Durban, November 13, 14, 16, 17 (MCC won by ten wickets) lbw b T.L.Goddard 14 445 360-9d not out 8 19-0 102 65. MCC v Eastern Province, Port Elizabeth, November 20, 21, 23 (MCC won by an innings and 150 runs) not out 193 447-7d 133 164 66. MCC v Western Province, Cape Town, November 27, 28, 30, December 1 (Match drawn) b N.R.Budge 106 441 357 c J.H.Ferrandi b B.K.Meeding0 228-6d 158-8 67. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Durban, December 4, 5, 7, 8 (England won by an innings and 104 runs) lbw b J.T.Partridge 73 485-5d 155 226 68. MCC v South African Universities, Pietermaritzburg, December 12, 14, 15 (MCC won by an innings and 112 runs) lbw b R.S.Steyn 81 356 114 1 130 69. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Johannesburg, December 23, 24, 26, 28, 29 (Match drawn) c J.D.Lindsay b P.M.Pollock 4 531 - - - - 317 5 3 3 0 336-6 70. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Cape Town, January 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 (Match drawn) c E.J.Barlow b H.D.Bromfield 15 442 - - - - 501-7d not out 1 15-0 20 5 47 3 R.G.Pollock b 346 K.C.Bland b S.F.Burke c R.W.Barber 71. MCC v Border, East London, January 9, 11, 12 (MCC won by nine wickets) c A.D.Wilkins b V.C.Wild 56 407-5d 215 not out 23 54-1 244 1 72. MCC v Orange Free State, Bloemfontein, January 15, 16, 18 (MCC won by seven wickets) c C.Richardson b M.J.Macaulay 73 199-7d 170 c M.J.Macaulay b N.Riley 27 143-3 171-9d 73. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Johannesburg, January 22, 23, 25, 26, 27 (Match drawn) c E.J.Barlow b J.T.Partridge 5 384 8 1 25 0 390-6d not out 76 153-6 - - - - 307-3d 74. MCC v Invitation XI, Cape Town, February 5, 6, 8, 9 (Match drawn) c D.Gamsy b J.T.Botten 114 326 12 2 36 0 437 c D.Gamsy b P.H.J.Trimborn 13 205-7 21 6 69 3 K.C.Bland c D.A.Allen 316-7d 1 R.G.Pollock c sub P.L.van der Merwe b 75. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Port Elizabeth, February 12, 13, 15, 16, 17 (Match drawn) c P.L.van der Merwe b H.D.Bromfield 117 435 26 7 69 1 E.J.Barlow c P.H.Parfitt 502 1 c J.H.B.Waite b M.J.Macaulay 7 29-1 2 0 13 1 M.J.Macaulay c F.J.Titmus 178-4d 1 11