Famous Cricketers No 83 - Ian Botham

328. Worcestershire v Somerset, Taunton, May 5, 6, 7, 9 (Worcestershire won by an innings and 214 runs) b G.D.Rose 7 628-7d 9 3 18 0 222 2 6 2 25 0 192 329. Worcestershire v Somerset, Worcester, May 18, 19, 20 (Somerset won by nine wickets) c J.G.Wyatt b D.J.Foster 4 240 18 5 40 1 P.M.Roebuck c T.S.Curtis 327 absent injured - 119 - - - - 33-1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Championship 4 4 0 18 7 4.50 - - 4 Career 329 509 37 16422 228 34.79 33 81 303 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Strike RunR Championship (6b) 43 11 125 1 1/40 125.00 - - 258.00 48.44 Career (6 ball) 8362 1885 } 26980 1005 8/34 26.84 53 7 53.50 50.17 (8 ball) 449.7 85 1989 The Australians were touring in 1989 and Ian Botham played what were to be his last three Tests against them contributing 62 runs at an avarage of 15.50 and taking three wickets at 80.33. Australia won the series by four Tests to nil. For Worcestershire, Botham’s batting was disappointing as he scored only 276 runs in eighteen Championship innings at an average of 16.23. He was much more successful with the ball taking fifty-one wickets at 22.00 runs each. He took seven for 85 against Sussex at Hove and eleven wickets in the match for 175 runs against Northamptonshire at Northampton. He took fourteen catches and certainly helped Worcestershire to retain the Championship title. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 330. Worcestershire v MCC, Lord’s, April 15, 16, (17), 18 (Match drawn) did not bat - 474-3d 20 5 36 1 R.A.Smith b 281-4 2 331. Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, April 20, 21, 22, 24 (Worcestershire won by seven wickets) c and b K.Saxelby 8 291 16 7 37 2 M.Newell c G.A.Hick 218 1 F.D.Stephenson lbw did not bat - 129-3 13 0 49 1 K.P.Evans c D.B.D’Oliveira 198 1 332. Worcestershire v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, April (27), 28, 29, 30 (Match drawn) c G.W.Humpage b T.A.Munton 5 143 4 0 9 0 99 c T.A.Lloyd b T.A.Munton 7 160-5d 16 2 70 1 T.A.Lloyd lbw 204-6 1 333. Worcestershire v Lancashire, Worcester, May 4, 5, 6 (Lancashire won by 66 runs) b Wasim Akram 17 166 18 4 53 4 G.Fowler c G.R.Dilley 171 N.H.Fairbrother c R.K.Illingworth M.Watkinson lbw D.P.Hughes b b P.A.J.DeFreitas 0 170 27 10 61 4 G.D.Mendis c D.B.D’Oliveira 231 T.E.Jesty c D.B.D’Oliveira Wasim Akram st S.J.Rhodes W.K.Hegg b 334. Worcestershire v Australians, Worcester, May 13, 14 (Worcestershire won by three wickets) c M.A.Taylor b T.M.Alderman 39 146 - - - - 103 c I.A.Healy b T.M.Alderman 42 163-7 10 3 18 1 S.R.Waugh lbw 205 2 335. Worcestershire v Glamorgan, Worcester, June 3, 5, 6 (Match drawn) c G.C.Holmes b S.R.Barwick 0 127 10 1 29 2 M.J.Cann lbw 134 1 M.P.Maynard c P.J.Newport retired hurt 10 246-3d - - - - 20-0 46