Famous Cricketers No 83 - Ian Botham

c N.G.Cowley b J.W.Southern 40 305-8d 16 5 43 4 T.E.Jesty c D.J.S.Taylor 119 J.M.Rice b A.J.Murtagh b G.R.Stephenson c H.R.Moseley 72. Somerset v Sussex, Taunton, July 6, 7, 8 (Match drawn) c C.E.Waller b J.A.Snow 39 225 25.2 12 58 6 P.J.Graves c D.B.Close 219 P.W.G.Parker c D.Breakwell G.D.Mendis c D.B.Close J.A.Snow lbw A.Long lbw C.E.Waller c I.V.A.Richards c P.J.Graves b J.R.T.Barclay 14 230-8 23 5 78 2 J.R.T.Barclay c D.J.S.Taylor 310-9d 1 M.A.Buss b 73. Somerset v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, July 9, 11, 12 (Somerset won by three wickets) b S.P.Perryman 0 360-8c 30 6 76 5 K.D.Smith c D.B.Close 294-9c R.N.Abberley c D.R.Gurr A.I.Kallicharran lbw R.B.Kanhai c C.H.Dredge E.E.Hemmings c H.R.Moseley c G.W.Humpage b D.C.Hopkins 59 148-7 21 2 74 1 A.I.Kallicharran c C.H.Dredge213 74. Somerset v Worcestershire, Taunton, July 23, 25, 26 (Match drawn) c J.Cumbes b B.L.D’Oliveira 7 351-7d 22 4 62 2 P.A.Neale c D.J.S.Taylor 337-4c E.J.O.Hemsley c P.W.Denning c J.A.Ormrod b V.A.Holder 10 221-9d 16 3 42 2 P.A.Neale b 187-8 E.J.O.Hemsley lbw 75. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Trent Bridge, July 28, 29, 30, August 1, 2 (England won by seven wickets) b M.H.N.Walker 25 364 20 5 74 5 G.S.Chappell b 243 1 K.D.Walters c M.Hendrick R.W.Marsh lbw M.H.N.Walker c M.Hendrick J.R.Thomson c A.P.E.Knott did not bat - 189-3 25 5 60 0 309 76. Somerset v Northamptonshire, Weston-super-Mare, August 6, 8, 9 (Northamptonshire won by seven wickets) b Sarfraz Nawaz 44 383-7c 28 2 116 1 Mushtaq Mohammad c D.J.S.Taylor 355-6c lbw b Sarfraz Nawaz 27 102 6 0 28 2 R.T.Virgin c D.J.S.Taylor 134-3 G.Cook c D.J.S.Taylor 77. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Headingley, August 11, 12, 13, 15 (England won by an innings and 85 runs) b R.J.Bright 0 436 11 3 21 5 D.W.Hookes lbw 103 K.D.Walters c M.Hendrick R.W.Marsh c A.P.E.Knott M.H.N.Walker c A.P.E.Knott J.R.Thomson b 17 3 47 0 248 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 2 2 0 25 25 12.50 - - 1 Championship 12 20 0 552 114 27.60 1 3 7 Other Somerset match 1 2 1 98 59 98.00 - 1 2 Other matches 2 3 2 63 53* 63.00 - 1 5 Season 17 27 3 738 114 30.75 1 5 15 Career 77 127 15 2785 167* 24.86 2 14 64 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Strike RunR Test matches 73 16 202 10 5/21 20.20 2 - 43.80 46.11 Championship 498.5 110 1502 65 6/50 23.10 4 1 46.04 50.18 Other Som match 37 8 146 5 4/98 29.20 - - 44.40 65.76 Other matches 57 15 133 8 3/40 16.62 - - 42.75 38.88 Season 665.5 149 1983 88 6/50 22.53 6 1 45.39 49.63 Career 2126 453 6306 246 6/16 25.63 12 2 51.85 49.43 13