Famous Cricketers No 83 - Ian Botham

154. ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Port-of-Spain, February 13, 14, 16, 17, 18 (West Indies won by an innings and 79 runs) * lbw b C.E.H.Croft 0 178 28 6 113 2 M.A.Holding lbw 426-9d 2 J.Garner lbw c M.A.Holding b I.V.A.Richards 16 169 155. England XI v Barbados, Bridgetown, March 7, 8, 9, 10 (Match drawn) * c D.A.Murray b A.L.Padmore 40 298 24 6 79 1 C.L.King lbw 334 2 c D.A.Murray b M.D.Marshall 0 219-6 156. ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Bridgetown, March 13, 14, 15, 17, 18 (West Indies won by 298 runs) * c D.A.Murray b M.A.Holding 26 122 25.1 5 77 4 E.H.Mattis lbw 265 2 A.M.E.Roberts c D.L.Bairstow J.Garner c D.L.Bairstow M.A.Holding c M.W.Gatting c C.H.Lloyd b A.M.E.Roberts 1 224 29 5 102 3 D.L.Haynes lbw 379-7d C.H.Lloyd lbw A.M.E.Roberts c D.L.Bairstow 157. ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, St John’s, Antigua, March 27, 28, 29, (31), April 1 (Match drawn) * c C.H.Lloyd b C.E.H.Croft 1 271 37 6 127 4 D.L.Haynes c P.R.Downton 468-9d E.H.Mattis c R.O.Butcher H.A.Gomes c D.I.Gower D.A.Murray c G.Boycott did not bat - 234-3 158. England XI v Jamaica, Sabina Park, Kingston, April 4, 5, 6, 7 (Match drawn) * c R.A.Austin b P.U.Tomlinson 26 413 23 2 111 2 A.B.Williams c G.A.Gooch 368 L.G.Rowe lbw c D.O.Malcolm b E.H.Mattis14 294-8d 159. ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Sabina Park, Kingston, April 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 (Match drawn) * c C.G.Greenidge b M.D.Marshall 13 285 26.1 9 73 2 M.A.Holding c P.R.Downton 442 1 C.E.H.Croft c sub c J.Garner b M.A.Holding 16 302-6d SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 4 7 0 73 26 10.42 - - 5 Other matches 4 7 0 124 40 17.71 - - 3 Tour 8 14 0 197 40 14.07 - - 8 Career 159 244 21 6489 228 29.09 12 26 154 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Strike RunR Test matches 145.2 31 492 15 4/77 32.80 - - 58.13 56.42 Other matches 79 12 298 8 3/43 37.25 - - 59.25 62.86 Tour (6 ball) 224.2 43 790 23 4/77 34.34 - - 58.52 58.69 Career (6 ball) 4087.5 953 } 13512 568 8/34 23.78 34 6 49.51 48.04 (8 ball) 449.7 85 1981 Botham’s part in the Test series victory over Australia in 1981 has been dealt with in the Introduction. What has not been mentioned is that he also took ten wickets against them in the Test at Kennington Oval, bowling eighty-nine overs in the match to take ten for 253. Altogether in the Test series he took thirty-four wickets at an average of 20.58 and scored 399 runs at 36.27. He had recovered his form as an all-rounder after the disappointment of losing the England captaincy. In the two matches in which he was captain he contributed just 34 runs in four innings and took six wickets for 149 runs. In the Championship he hit his first century for thirteen months against Glamorgan at Swansea, finishing 25