Famous Cricketers No 83 - Ian Botham

24. (Benson & Hedges Cup) Somerset v Gloucestershire, Street, May 10 (Somerset won by nine wickets) did not bat - 172-1 11 4 25 2 D.A.Graveney b 169-9 1 A.J.Brassington c and b 25. (Sunday League) Somerset v Gloucestershire, Imperial Ground, Bristol, May 11 (Somerset won by 15 runs) did not bat - 270-4 8 1 46 0 255 26. (Benson & Hedges Cup) Somerset v Hampshire, Bournemouth, May 17, 19 (Hampshire won by 50 runs) c R.M.C.Gilliat b J.M.Rice 4 105 11 5 29 2 B.A.Richards c D.J.S.Taylor 155 J.M.Rice c G.I.Burgess 27. (Sunday League) Somerset v Leicestershire, Yeovil, May 18 (Leicestershire won by three wickets) c K.Higgs b G.D.McKenzie 24 150 8 2 23 0 153-7 28. (Sunday League) Somerset v Surrey, Guildford, June 1 (Somerset won by 75 runs) c Younis Ahmed b R.D.Jackman 6 204-8 6 1 14 1 Intikhab Alam c and b 129 1 29. (Benson & Hedges Cup) Somerset v Hampshire, Southampton, June 4 (Hampshire won by 50 runs) b J.M.Rice 7 173 11 2 56 3 B.A.Richards lbw 223 1 M.N.S.Taylor b J.M.Rice b 30. (Sunday League) Somerset v Derbyshire, Bath, June 8 (Derbyshire won by 5 runs) not out 38 179-7 8 0 33 2 P.J.Sharpe c D.J.S.Taylor 184-9 1 A.J.Harvey-Walker c D.J.S.Taylor 31. (Sunday League) Somerset v Nottinghamshire, Bath, June 15 (Nottinghamshire won by four wickets) run out 26 164 8 2 27 1 M.J.Smedley hit wkt 167-6 32. (Sunday League) Somerset v Yorkshire, Bradford, June 22 (Yorkshire won by 12 runs) b A.Sidebottom 12 160 8 0 29 1 A.Sidebottom c G.I.Burgess 172 33. (Gillette Cup) Somerset v Surrey, Kennington Oval, June 25 (Somerset won by one wicket) c A.R.Butcher b P.I.Pocock 21 194-9 12 2 46 2 G.R.J.Roope b 193-9 1 P.I.Pocock c I.V.A.Richards 34. (Sunday League) Somerset v Lancashire, Old Trafford, July 6 (Lancashire won by four wickets) run out 21 188-6 6.2 1 40 1 D.P.Hughes b 190-6 35. (Sunday League) Somerset v Northamptonshire, Torquay, July 13 (Northamptonshire won by 46 runs) run out 0 123 8 2 19 1 Mushtaq Mohammad lbw 169 1 36. (Gillette Cup) Somerset v Derbyshire, Taunton, July 16, 17 (Derbyshire won by 3 runs) c S.Venkataraghavan b P.E.Russell 1 197-9 12 2 39 1 P.J.Sharpe c I.V.A.Richards 200-6 37. (Sunday League) Somerset v Sussex, Hove, July 20 (Somerset won by 33 runs) c M.J.J.Faber b A.W.Greig 4 132-7 5 0 12 2 A.W.Greig c D.J.S.Taylor 99 1 J.J.Croome c D.J.S.Taylor 38. (Sunday League) Somerset v Hampshire, Weston-super-Mare, July 27 (Hampshire won by 102 runs) st G.R.Stephenson b P.J.Sainsbury 12 186 8 0 61 3 C.G.Greenidge c D.J.S.Taylor 288 D.R.Turner b T.E.Jesty c G.I.Burgess 39. (Sunday League) Somerset v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, August 3 (Somerset won by 5 runs) not out 15 243-5 8 0 44 2 J.A.Jameson b 238 M.J.K.Smith b 40. (Sunday League) Somerset v Middlesex, Lord’s, August 10 (Middlesex won on faster scoring rate) did not bat - 155-4 4 0 21 0 131-1 41. (Sunday League) Somerset v Glamorgan, Taunton, August 24 (Match tied) not out 16 188-8 8 0 38 0 188-8 42. (Sunday League) Somerset v Kent, Canterbury, September 7 (Kent won by 21 runs) b J.N.Shepherd 7 172 8 1 34 3 G.W.Johnson c D.J.S.Taylor 193-7 M.H.Denness b A.P.E.Knott c D.B.Close 43. (Sunday League) Somerset v Worcestershire, Taunton, September 14 (Worcestershire won by six wickets) c K.W.Wilkinson b N.Gifford 4 146-9 8 2 37 2 G.M.Turner c D.B.Close 148-4 J.M.Parker lbw 74