Famous Cricketers No 69 - G. Boycott

whilst making an unbeaten 130 against Somerset, the highest partnership of his career. In the Test matches against India he began with 155 at Edgbaston, to complete 6000 Test match runs, and finished with 125 at The Oval. In four matches he scored 378 runs at an average of 75.60. After the disappointments of the previous winter Boycott’s spectacular form silenced those critics who suggested that his career was nearing its close. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 435. Yorkshire v Northamptonshire, Middlesbrough, May 2, 3, 4 (Match drawn) c G.Sharp b T.M.Lamb 53 322-8 251-9 1 not out 5 18-1 436. Yorkshire v Derbyshire, Headingley, May 9, (10), 11 (Match drawn) not out 151 299-7 4 1 15 1 P.N.Kirsten c S.Oldham 200-6d 1 437. Yorkshire v Glamorgan, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, May 16, (17), 18 (Match drawn) lbw b A.E.Cordle 58 200-8d 87-6 438. Yorkshire v Lancashire, Old Trafford, May 26, (28), (29) (Match drawn) 29-0 439. Yorkshire v Surrey, Bradford, June 2, 4, 5 (Match drawn) c D.J.Thomas b S.T.Clarke 52 162 7 4 16 2 R.D.Jackman b 161 D.J.Thomas b st C.J.Richards b G.R.J.Roope 34 191-6d 5 0 18 0 181-5 440. Yorkshire v Somerset, Harrogate, June 30, July 1, 2 (Match drawn) not out 130 305-1d 313 did not bat - 230-5 308-6d 441. Yorkshire v Derbyshire, Chesterfield, July 7, 9, 10 (Yorkshire won by nine wickets) b C.J.Tunnicliffe 167 366-7d 8 2 17 1 C.J.Tunnicliffe c P.Carrick 203 not out 57 113-1 4 3 1 1 A.J.Borrington lbw 272 442. ENGLAND v INDIA, Edgbaston, July 12, 13, 14, 16 (England won by an innings and 83 runs) lbw b Kapil Dev 155 633-5d 5 1 8 0 297 - - - - 253 443. Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire, Worksop, July 25, 26, 27 (Nottinghamshire won by eight wickets) c M.J.Harris b W.K.Watson 2 159 371-6d not out 175 360 149-2 444. Yorkshire v Middlesex, Scarborough, July 28, 30, 31 (Yorkshire won by six wickets) c I.J.Gould b M.W.W.Selvey 76 202-9d 307-9d 1 c J.M.Brearley b P.H.Edmonds 11 217-4 111-6d 45. ENGLAND v INDIA, Lord’s, August 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 (Match drawn) c S.M.Gavaskar b K.D.Ghavri 32 419-9d 96 318-4 1 446. Yorkshire v Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, August 11, 13, 14 (Match drawn) lbw b J.H.Childs 95 303-8d 288-8 447. ENGLAND v INDIA, Headingley, August 16, (17), (18), 20, 21 (Match drawn) c G.R.Viswanath b Kapil Dev 31 270 2 2 0 0 223-6 448. Yorkshire v Lancashire, Headingley, August 25, 27, 28 (Yorkshire won by six wickets) c J.Lyon b R.M.Ratcliffe 94 322 14.2 9 14 4 B.Wood b 155 J.Simmons lbw J.Lyon b R.M.Ratcliffe b did not bat - 104-4 3 1 3 0 270 449. ENGLAND v INDIA, Kennington Oval, August 30, 31, September 1, 3, 4 (Match drawn) lbw b Kapil Dev 35 305 202 b K.D.Ghavri 125 334-8d 429-8 43