Famous Cricketers No 83 - Ian Botham

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Gillette Cup 2 2 0 22 21 11.00 - - 1 Benson & Hedges Cup 5 3 0 22 11 7.33 - - 2 Sunday League 16 14 3 188 38* 17.09 - - 4 Season 23 19 3 232 38* 14.50 - - 7 Career 43 35 7 458 45* 16.35 - - 12 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5w 4w Gillette Cup 24 4 85 3 2/46 28.33 - - Benson & Hedges 51 14 172 8 3/56 21.50 - - Sunday League 117.2 12 510 21 3/34 24.28 - - Season (6b) 192.2 30 767 32 3/34 23.96 - - Career (6b) 327.5 40 1332 45 3/34 29.60 - - 1976 44. (Benson & Hedges Cup) Somerset v Worcestershire, Taunton, April 24 (Worcestershire won by two wickets) b J.D.Inchmore 3 181-8 11 1 45 2 J.A.Ormrod lbw 187-8 1 B.L.D’Oliveira c and b 45. (Sunday League) Somerset v Worcestershire, Worcester, April 25 (Worcestershire won by seven wickets) c H.G.Wilcock b J.D.Inchmore 39 167-9 7 0 27 1 G.M.Turner c M.J.Kitchen 168-3 46. (Benson & Hedges Cup) Somerset v Gloucestershire, Bristol, May 1, 3 (Somerset won by 28 runs) c A.W.Stovold b B.M.Brain 0 205-8 11 2 31 1 J.C.Foat b 177-9 47. (Sunday League) Somerset v Sussex, Taunton, May 2 (Sussex won by eight wickets) run out 11 124-8 8 1 22 1 M.A.Buss c and b 127-2 1 48. (Benson & Hedges Cup) Somerset v Leicestershire, Taunton, May 8 (Leicestershire won by nine wickets) not out 43 140 8.4 2 21 1 J.F.Steele c P.A.Slocombe 141-1 49. (Benson & Hedges Cup) Somerset v Minor Counties (West), Chippenham, May 15 (Somerset won by 92 runs) c F.E.Collyer b B.G.Collins 10 199-6 11 2 24 2 D.G.Ottley lbw 107 R.J.Gulliver lbw 50. (Sunday League) Somerset v Essex, Yeovil, May 16 (Somerset won by three wickets) c S.Turner b J.K.Lever 32 179-7 8 0 43 2 S.Turner lbw 176 K.D.Boyce c D.Breakwell 51. (Sunday League) Somerset v Leicestershire, Leicester, May 23 (Leicestershire won by 43 runs) b K.Higgs 5 162 8 2 29 1 J.Birkenshaw c D.J.S.Taylor 205-9 52. (Sunday League) Somerset v Hampshire, Portsmouth, May 30 (Somerset won by five wickets) st M.J.Hill b P.J.Sainsbury 8 189-5 7 0 29 0 188 53. (Sunday League) Somerset v Middlesex, Bath, June 13 (Somerset won by two wickets) b M.W.W.Selvey 43 236-8 8 0 41 4 G.D.Barlow lbw 233-7 N.G.Featherstone c D.J.S.Taylor I.J.Gould lbw J.M.Brearley c H.R.Moseley 54. (Sunday League) Somerset v Northamptonshire, Northampton, June 27 (Northamptonshire won by 6 runs) c P.Willey b Sarfraz Nawaz 28 202 8 0 53 3 W.Larkins c D.B.Close 208-8 1 T.J.Yardley b R.T.Virgin c D.B.Close 55. (Sunday League) Somerset v Warwickshire, Imperial Ground, Bristol, July 4 (Somerset won on faster scoring rate) did not bat - 44-0 8 2 23 2 G.W.Humpage b 173-8 E.E.Hemmings b 56. (Sunday League) Somerset v Derbyshire, Heanor, July 11 (Somerset won by six wickets) not out 15 244-4 8 1 37 2 H.Cartwright c C.H.Dredge 242-8 C.J.Tunnicliffe b 57. (Gillette Cup) Somerset v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, July 14 (Warwickshire won by six wickets) run out 3 140 6 1 24 1 G.W.Humpage c D.J.S.Taylor141-4 75