Famous Cricketers No 69 - G. Boycott

256. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, January 9, 10, 12, 13, 14 (England won by 299 runs) c J.W.Gleeson b A.N.Connolly 77 332 236 1 not out 142 319-5d 116 257. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, January 21, 22, 23, 25, 26 (Match drawn) c I.R.Redpath b A.L.Thomson 12 392 493-9d not out 76 161-0 169-4d 258. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Adelaide, January 29, 30, February 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) run out 58 470 235 2 not out 119 233-4d 328-3 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 5 10 3 657 142* 93.85 2 5 4 Other matches 7 12 3 878 173 97.55 4 2 2 Tour 12 22 6 1535 173 95.93 6 7 6 Career 258 427 56 18535 260* 49.95 48 103 107 Bowling O M R W BB Ave Test matches 1 0 7 0 - - Other matches 3.4 0 24 1 1-24 24.00 Tour (8-ball) 4.4 0 31 1 1-24 31.00 Career (6-ball) 282.1 94 } 944 21 3-47 44.95 (8-ball) 49.4 6 1971 After missing the first two matches of the season, Boycott returned to the Yorkshire side against Warwickshire, in a game of great significance for both player and county. His second innings 110 helped Yorkshire to victory in his first match as Club Captain and also took his career average over the 50 mark. It signalled the start of a season of unparalleled personal success. Boycott scored 2,503 first-class runs with thirteen hundreds and became the first Englishman to finish a season with an average in excess of 100. Unfortunately, Yorkshire experienced the worst season in their history, finishing thirteenth in the Championship. His highest score of the season, 233, was once again scored against Essex at Colchester, and altogether he made eleven Championship hundreds. Boycott’s second century of the season, an unbeaten 112 against Middlesex, was also the fiftieth first-class hundred of his career. He twice “carried his bat” for Yorkshire, this time whilst making 182 not out against Middlesex and an unbeaten 138 against Warwickshire. His highest partnership of the season was 240, shared with Sharpe against Essex. He was also involved in a further thirteen three figure stands. He scored a hundred in both the Test Matches he played against Pakistan, an unbeaten 121 at Lord’s and 112 at Headingley. Injury restricted him to just one moderate Test Match against India. Boycott finished the season with five hundreds and two fifties in his last nine innings. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 259. Yorkshire v Warwickshire, Middlesbrough, May 8, 10, 11 (Yorkshire won by three wickets) b L.R.Gibbs 61 269 303-8d c L.R.Gibbs b J.A.Jameson 110 267-7 232-6d 260. Yorkshire v Sussex, Hove, May 15, 17, 18 (Match drawn) c G.A.Greenidge b A.W.Greig 30 378-8d 197 107-4 261. Yorkshire v Derbyshire, Chesterfield, May 22, (24), 25 (Match drawn) c P.J.K.Gibbs b F.W.Swarbrook 75 344-5d 82-5d 28-1 27