Famous Cricketers No 69 - G. Boycott

396. England XI v North-West Frontier Governor’s XI, Peshawar, December 8, 9, 10 (England XI won by 212 runs) not out 115 285-3d 127 did not bat - 122-3d 68 397. ENGLAND v PAKISTAN, Lahore, December 14, 15, 16, 18, 19 (Match drawn) b Iqbal Qasim 63 288 3 0 4 0 407-9d - - - - 106-3 398. ENGLAND v PAKISTAN, Hyderabad, January 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 (Match drawn) run out 79 191 275 not out 100 186-1 259-4d 399. ENGLAND v PAKISTAN, Karachi, January 18, 19, 20, 22, 23 (Match drawn) b Iqbal Qasim 31 266 281 c Javed Miandad b Sikander Bakht 56 222-5 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 3 5 1 329 100* 82.25 1 3 - Other matches 3 4 2 248 123* 124.00 2 - 1 Tour 6 9 3 577 123* 96.16 3 3 1 Career 399 660 102 32167 261* 57.65 103 154 166 Bowling O M R W BB Ave Test matches 3 0 4 0 - - Other matches 1 0 1 0 - - Tour (8-ball) 4 0 5 0 - - Career (6-ball) 301.1 99 } 998 23 3-47 43.39 (8-ball) 53.4 6 1977/78 - England in New Zealand By way of complete contrast, Boycott had an unusually unproductive seven matches in New Zealand. In eleven first-class innings he passed fifty only twice, his best effort being 77 in the first Test match. New Zealand beat England for the first time in this match, the 48th meeting between the two countries. Thanks mainly to Botham’s efforts, England won the second Test match. The third match was drawn, leaving England and Boycott, who was captain in all three Test matches, with a shared series. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 400. England XI v Auckland, Auckland, January 27, 28, 29 (Match drawn) c M.C.Snedden b J.A.J.Cushen 32 210 182-4d c L.W.Stott b M.C.Snedden 25 208-3d 114-3 401. England XI v Canterbury, Christchurch, February 5, 6, 7 (Match drawn) c S.L.Boock b D.R.Hadlee 11 173 144 1 did not bat - 230-4d 142-5 402. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Wellington, February 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 (New Zealand won by 72 runs) c B.E.Congdon b R.O.Collinge 77 215 228 b R.O.Collinge 1 64 123 2 403. England XI v Otago, Dunedin, February 17, 18, 19 (England XI won by six wickets) c W.K.Lees b B.J.McKechnie 37 195 130 c W.K.Lees b G.B.Thomson 14 82-4 146 404. England XI v Young New Zealand, Temuka, February 20, 21, 22 (England XI won by an innings and 23 runs) c D.W.Bracewell b M.C.Snedden 5 310 139 148 39