Famous Cricketers No 83 - Ian Botham

99. (Benson & Hedges Cup) Somerset v Kent, Taunton, June 21, 22, 23 (Kent won by 41 runs) c P.R.Downton b Asif Iqbal 15 163 11 1 39 3 Asif Iqbal c I.V.A.Richards 204-8 1 J.N.Shepherd c D.J.S.Taylor P.R.Downton lbw 100. (Sunday League) Somerset v Yorkshire, Imperial Ground, Bristol, June 25 (Somerset won by 16 runs) b C.M.Old 30 200-7 8 1 39 0 184-7 101. (Gillette Cup) Somerset v Warwickshire, Taunton, July 5 (Somerset won by six wickets) c D.J.Brown b E.E.Hemmings 11 297-4 12 2 37 1 G.W.Humpage b 292-5 1 102. (Sunday League) Somerset v Glamorgan, Cardiff, July 9 (Somerset won on faster scoring rate) not out 7 51-4 5 0 20 1 A.Jones lbw 113-7 103. (International) ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Scarborough, July 15 (England won by 19 runs) c R.W.Anderson b B.L.Cairns3 206-8 11 1 43 1 M.G.Burgess b 187-8 104. (International) ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Old Trafford, July 17 (England won by 126 runs) c B.A.Edgar b R.J.Hadlee 34 278-5 7 0 24 1 J.G.Wright b 152 1 105. (Gillette Cup) Somerset v Glamorgan, Cardiff, July 19, 20 (Somerset won by 70 runs) not out 15 330-4 12 1 44 2 D.A.Francis lbw 260 A.E.Cordle b 106. (Gillette Cup) Somerset v Kent, Canterbury, August (2), 3 (Somerset won by five wickets) b J.N.Shepherd 24 122-5 8.5 0 33 1 K.B.S.Jarvis c K.F.Jennings 120 107. (Sunday League) Somerset v Warwickshire, Weston-super-Mare, August 6 (Somerset won on faster scoring rate) did not bat - 108-1 8 1 26 2 D.J.Brown b 156 1 R.G.D.Willis c I.V.A.Richards 108. (Gillette Cup) Somerset v Essex, Taunton, August 16 (Somerset won by losing fewer wickets) b R.E.East 7 287-6 12 1 48 2 K.W.R.Fletcher c and b 287 1 S.Turner b 109. (Sunday League) Somerset v Middlesex, Taunton, August 20 (Somerset won by six wickets) st I.J.Gould b P.H.Edmonds 17 152-4 8 0 30 1 C.T.Radley b 148 110. (Gillette Cup Final) Somerset v Sussex, Lord’s, September 2 (Sussex won by five wickets) b Imran Khan 80 207-7 12 1 65 2 J.R.T.Barclay c P.M.Roebuck 211-5 1 Imran Khan c and b 111. (Sunday League) Somerset v Essex, Taunton, September 3 (Essex won by 2 runs) c K.S.McEwan b N.Phillip 45 188 8 0 38 2 G.A.Gooch c G.I.Burgess 190-5 B.R.Hardie b SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Internationals 4 4 0 69 34 17.25 - - 1 Gillette Cup 5 5 1 137 80 34.25 - 1 3 Benson & Hedges Cup 5 4 0 93 54 23.25 - 1 5 Sunday League 9 6 1 154 52 30.80 - 1 5 Season 23 19 2 453 80 26.64 - 3 14 Career 111 97 14 1857 91* 22.37 - 6 39 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5w 4w Internationals 37 4 120 5 2/17 24.00 - - Gillette Cup 56.5 5 227 8 2/44 28.37 - - Benson & Hedges Cup 55 9 148 12 4/16 12.33 - 1 Sunday League 64.5 6 238 14 3/30 17.00 - - Season (6b) 213.4 24 733 39 4/16 18.79 - 1 Career (6b) 856.1 95 } 3430 144 4/16 23.81 - 2 (8b) 33.7 2 1978/79 - England in Australia 112. (International) ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, January 13, (No result) 17-1 79