Famous Cricketers No 83 - Ian Botham

127. Somerset v Sussex, Hove, September 5, 6, 7 (Sussex won by nine wickets) b A.C.S.Pigott 40 322 27 6 86 0 419-8d b J.R.T.Barclay 15 232 3.1 0 16 0 139-1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 4 5 0 244 137 48.80 1 - 10 Championship 11 15 1 487 120 34.78 1 1 11 Season 15 20 1 731 137 38.47 2 1 21 Career 127 193 20 4812 167* 27.81 8 20 117 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Strike RunR Test Matches 179 49 472 20 5/35 23.60 2 - 53.70 43.94 Championship 257.4 62 846 26 6/81 32.53 1 - 59.46 54.72 Season (6 ball) 436.4 111 1318 46 6/81 28.65 3 - 56.95 50.30 Career (6 ball) 3168 707 } 10803 471 8/34 22.93 30 4 47.99 47.78 (8 ball) 449.7 85 1979/80 - England XI in Australia and India England made a short tour of Australia in the winter of 1979/80. They faced a much stronger Australian side than they had played in 1978/79. The Packer players were back and Australia won all three Test matches conclusively. Botham had a fine series finishing third in the batting averages with 187 runs at an average of 37.40 and easily first in the bowling taking 19 wickets at 19.52. No other English bowler averaged under 30 runs per wicket. He hit a not out hundred at Melbourne and took eleven wickets for 176 at Perth. After the Australian series, England travelled to Bombay to play a Golden Jubilee Test against India. If ever a man could be said to have almost won a Test match single-handed it was Botham in this match. In England’s innings he scored 114 out of 296 all out and in India’s innings he took six for 58 and seven for 48. On the tour he took thirty-four wickets at only 15.64 each. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 128. England XI v South Australia, Adelaide, December 4, 5, 6 (Match drawn) did not bat - 252-2d 16 4 43 2 J.E.Nash hit wkt 226-4d I.M.Chappell c D.L.Bairstow lbw b W.Prior 4 227-7d 4 1 12 0 181-3 129. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Perth, December 14, 15, 16, 18, 19 (Australia won by 138 runs) c P.M.Toohey b J.R.Thomson 15 228 35 9 78 6 B.M.Laird lbw 244 A.R.Border lbw G.S.Chappell c G.Boycott R.J.Bright c R.W.Taylor D.K.Lillee c R.W.Taylor G.Dymock b c R.W.Marsh b D.K.Lillee 18 215 45.5 14 98 5 K.J.Hughes c G.Miller 337 P.M.Toohey c R.W.Taylor R.W.Marsh c D.I.Gower R.J.Bright lbw J.R.Thomson b 130. England XI v Queensland, Brisbane, December 28, 29, 30, 31 (England XI won by 138 runs) * c A.D.Parker b T.V.Hohns 21 324 237 1 c J.N.Langley b T.V.Hohns 5 274-8d 223 1 131. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, January 4, 5, 6, 8 (Australia won by six wickets) c G.S.Chappell b L.S.Pascoe 27 123 17 7 29 4 K.J.Hughes c R.W.Taylor 145 A.R.Border c G.A.Gooch D.K.Lillee c J.M.Brearley G.Dymock c R.W.Taylor c J.M.Wiener b G.S.Chappell 0 237 23.3 12 43 0 219-4 1 21