Famous Cricketers No 83 - Ian Botham

b S.P.O’Donnell 12 123-5 33 7 107 4 G.M.Wood c A.J.Lamb 324 A.R.Border c P.R.Downton W.B.Phillips c A.J.Lamb S.P.O’Donnell c P.R.Downton 259. Somerset v Surrey, Kennington Oval, June 22, 24, 25 (Match drawn) * c C.J.Richards b A.H.Gray 32 188 - - - - 10-0d not out 72 114-2d 0.4 0 2 1 A.R.Butcher c I.V.A.Richards 58-1 260. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Lord’s, June 27, 28, 29, July 1, 2 (Australia won by four wickets) c G.M.Ritchie b G.F.Lawson 5 290 24 2 109 5 K.C.Wessels lbw 425 A.R.Border c G.A.Gooch D.C.Boon c P.R.Downton G.M.Ritchie lbw W.B.Phillips c P.H.Edmonds c A.R.Border b R.G.Holland 85 261 15 0 49 2 G.M.Wood c A.J.Lamb 127-6 A.M.J.Hilditch c A.J.Lamb 261. Somerset v Leicestershire, Taunton, July 6, 8, 9 (Match drawn) * st M.A.Garnham b N.G.B.Cook 48 367 3 1 2 0 343-9d not out 50 248-5d 12 5 32 1 J.J.Whitaker c C.H.Dredge 192-8 262. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Trent Bridge, July 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 (Match drawn) c S.P.O’Donnell b C.J.McDermott 38 456 34.2 3 107 3 G.M.Wood c R.T.Robinson 539 1 S.P.O’Donnell c P.R.Downton G.F.Lawson c G.A.Gooch did not bat - 196-2 263. Somerset v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, July 24, 25, 26 (Match drawn) * c G.W.Humpage b C.Lethbridge 5 207 22 7 63 4 G.W.Humpage c and b 338 1 P.A.Smith lbw A.M.Ferreira b D.S.Hoffman b not out 138 418-6d 8 1 32 0 74-1 1 264. Somerset v Essex, Taunton, July 27, (29), 30 (Essex won by seven wickets) * c D.E.East b I.L.Pont 152 363-9d - - - - 68-1d innings forfeit 8 0 61 0 296-3 265. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Old Trafford, August 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 (Match drawn) c S.P.O’Donnell b C.J.McDermott 20 482-9d 23 4 79 4 D.C.Boon c A.J.Lamb 257 1 W.B.Phillips c P.R.Downton G.R.J.Matthews b G.F.Lawson c P.R.Downton 15 3 50 0 340-5 266. Somerset v Northamptonshire, Weston-super-Mare, August 10, 12, (13) (Match drawn) * c G.Cook b N.A.Mallender 134 409 1 0 4 0 87-1 267. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Edgbaston, August 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 (England won by an innings and 118 runs) c J.R.Thomson b C.J.McDermott 18 595-5d 27 1 108 1 G.M.Wood c P.H.Edmonds 335 1 14.1 2 52 3 A.M.J.Hilditch c R.M.Ellison 142 S.P.O’Donnell b C.J.McDermott c P.H.Edmonds 268. Somerset v Lancashire, Old Trafford, August (24), 26, 27 (Lancashire won by six wickets) * not out 76 329-4d innings forfeit innings forfeit 5 1 14 0 330-4 269. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Kennington Oval, August 29, 30, 31, September 2 (England won by an innings and 94 runs) c W.B.Phillips b G.F.Lawson 12 464 20 3 64 3 G.M.Wood lbw 241 1 A.M.J.Hilditch c G.A.Gooch D.R.Gilbert b 17 3 44 3 G.M.Wood b 129 2 K.C.Wessels c P.R.Downton W.B.Phillips c P.R.Downton 38