Famous Cricketers No 83 - Ian Botham

58. (Sunday League) Somerset v Yorkshire, Glastonbury, July 18 (Somerset won by six wickets) c and b H.P.Cooper 18 207-4 8 0 33 0 205-2 59. (Sunday League) Somerset v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, August 1 (Somerset won by three wickets) c M.J.Harris b S.B.Hassan 37 211-7 8 1 44 1 S.B.Hassan c B.C.Rose 209-3 60. (Sunday League) Somerset v Lancashire, Weston-super-Mare, August 8 (Lancashire won by eight wickets) c J.Lyon b R.M.Ratcliffe 8 109 7 0 27 0 110-2 61. (Sunday League) Somerset v Surrey, Taunton, August 15 (Somerset won by two wickets) c L.E.Skinner b G.R.J.Roope16 170-8 8 0 32 3 G.P.Howarth c D.J.S.Taylor 167-6 G.R.J.Roope c D.J.S.Taylor Intikhab Alam c D.B.Close 62. (Sunday League) Somerset v Kent, Taunton, August 22 (Somerset won by 8 runs) lbw b G.W.Johnson 46 210-8 8 1 28 2 G.W.Johnson b 202-9 C.J.C.Rowe c D.J.S.Taylor 63. (International) ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Scarborough, August 26 (West Indies won by six wickets) c R.C.Fredericks b M.A.Holding 1 202-8 3 0 26 1 L.G.Rowe c M.Hendrick 207-3 64. (International) ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Edgbaston, August (30), 31 (West Indies won by 50 runs) c B.D.Julien b R.C.Fredericks 20 173 3 0 31 1 M.A.Holding b 223-9 65. (Sunday League) Somerset v Glamorgan, Cardiff, September 5 (Glamorgan won by 1 run) c and b M.A.Nash 9 190-9 7 0 41 2 G.P.Ellis c D.J.S.Taylor 191-7 A.E.Cordle c B.C.Rose SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Internationals 2 2 0 21 20 10.50 - - - Gillette Cup 1 1 0 3 3 3.00 - - - Benson & Hedges Cup 4 4 1 56 43* 18.66 - - 1 Sunday League 15 14 1 315 46 24.23 - - 2 Season 22 21 2 395 46 20.78 - - 3 Career 65 56 9 853 46 18.14 - - 15 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5w 4w Internationals 6 0 57 2 1/26 28.50 - - Gillette Cup 6 1 24 1 1/24 24.00 - - Benson & Hedges Cup 41.4 7 121 6 2/24 20.16 - - Sunday League 116 8 509 24 4/41 21.20 - 1 Season (6b) 169.4 16 711 33 4/41 21.54 - 1 Career (6b) 497.3 56 2043 78 4/41 26.19 - 1 1977 66. (Benson & Hedges Cup) Somerset v Gloucestershire, Bristol, April 23, 25 (Gloucestershire won by eight wickets) lbw b M.J.Vernon 9 165 10 1 33 0 166-2 67. (Benson & Hedges Cup) Somerset v Leicestershire, Taunton, April (30), May 2 (Leicestershire won by four wickets) c P.Booth b R.Illingworth 20 145 11 2 36 2 B.Dudleston c H.R.Moseley 149-6 R.W.Tolchard c D.J.S.Taylor 68. (Sunday League) Somerset v Leicestershire, Taunton, May 1 (Leicestershire won by two wickets) b P.Booth 17 174-7 8 0 32 1 J.C.Balderstone b 178-8 69. (Benson & Hedges Cup) Somerset v Hampshire, Bournemouth, May 7 (Somerset won by four wickets) c G.R.Stephenson b M.N.S.Taylor 21 147-6 10.2 3 20 2 B.A.Richards c C.H.Dredge 146 3 T.J.Mottram c and b 70. (Sunday League) Somerset v Essex, Chelmsford, May 8 (Essex won by 94 runs) c N.Smith b J.K.Lever 1 58 4 0 22 0 152-6 71. (Sunday League) Somerset v Nottinghamshire, Bath, May 15 (Somerset won by five wickets) c and b P.A.Wilkinson 20 172-5 8 0 45 0 169-8 76