Famous Cricketers No 69 - G. Boycott

424. England XI v New South Wales, Sydney, November 17, 18, 19, 20 (England XI won by ten wickets) c A.R.Border b G.F.Lawson 14 374 165 2 not out 4 4-0 210 425. England XI v Queensland, Brisbane, November 24, 25, 26, 27 (England XI won by six wickets) c G.J.Cosier b G.W.Brabon 6 254 172 1 c J.A.Maclean b L.F.Balcam 60 208-4 289 426. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Brisbane, December 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 (England won by seven wickets) c K.J.Hughes b R.M.Hogg 13 286 116 run out 16 170-3 339 427. England XI v Western Australia, Perth, December 9, 10, 11 (England XI won by 140 runs) lbw b W.M.Clark 4 144 52 c G.R.Marsh b B.Yardley 13 126 78 428. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Perth, December 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 (England won by 166 runs) lbw b A.G.Hurst 77 309 190 lbw b R.M.Hogg 23 208 161 1 429. England XI v South Australia, Adelaide, December 22, 23, 24 (Match drawn) c S.R.Gentle b A.T.Sincock 4 234-5d - - - - 241-7d not out 7 238-9 1 0 1 0 231-6d 430. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, December 29, 30, January 1, 2, 3 (Australia won by 103 runs) b R.M.Hogg 1 143 258 lbw b A.G.Hurst 38 179 167 431. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, January 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 (England won by 93 runs) c A.R.Border b A.G.Hurst 8 152 294 lbw b R.M.Hogg 0 346 111 432. England XI v Tasmania, Hobart, January 19, 20, 21 (Match drawn) not out 90 210-5d - - - - 105 1 0 4 0 118-4 433. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Adelaide, January 27, 28, 29, 31, February 1 (England won by 205 runs) c K.J.Wright b A.G.Hurst 6 169 164 c K.J.Hughes b A.G.Hurst 49 360 160 434. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, February 10, 11, 12, 14 (England won by nine wickets) c A.M.J.Hilditch b A.G.Hurst 19 308 1 0 6 0 198 c K.J.Hughes b J.D.Higgs 13 35-1 - - - - 143 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 6 12 0 263 77 21.92 - 1 2 Other matches 6 11 3 270 90* 33.75 - 3 3 Tour 12 23 3 533 90* 26.65 - 4 5 Career 434 719 106 34223 261* 55.83 109 163 177 Bowling O M R W BB Ave Test matches 1 0 6 0 - - Other matches 2 0 5 0 - - Tour (8-ball) 3 0 11 0 - - Career (6-ball) 313.1 105 } 1022 23 3-47 44.43 (8-ball) 56.4 6 1979 Perhaps with a point to prove, Boycott bounced back from his Australian disappointments with a highly successful summer for both Yorkshire and England. For the second time in his career he averaged over 100 in first-class matches, with 1538 runs and six hundreds, heading both Yorkshire’s and the national batting averages. Surprisingly he also managed to top Yorkshire’s bowling averages with nine wickets and a career best 4 for 14 against Lancashire. His highest score of the season, 175 not out against Nottinghamshire, was his tenth three figure innings against them and the fifth occasion on which he “carried his bat” for Yorkshire. He added 288 for the first wicket with Richard Lumb, 42