Famous Cricketers No 83 - Ian Botham

1979/80 - England in Australia 139. (International) ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Sydney, November 28 (England won by 2 runs - reduced target) b J.Garner 11 211-8 7 1 26 1 C.E.H.Croft b 196 140. (International) ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, December 8 (England won by three wickets) c K.D.Walters b R.M.Hogg 10 209-7 9 2 27 1 J.M.Wiener b 207-9 141. (International) ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, December 11 (England won by 72 runs) c K.D.Walters b D.K.Lillee 5 264-7 10 1 36 2 K.D.Walters c D.L.Bairstow 192 D.K.Lillee b 142. (International) ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Brisbane, December 23 (West Indies won by nine wickets) lbw b M.A.Holding 4 217-8 10 1 39 0 218-1 143. (International) ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, December 26 (England won by four wickets) lbw b R.M.Hogg 6 195-6 9 1 33 2 B.M.Laird b 194-6 J.M.Wiener c D.L.Bairstow 144. (International) ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, January 14 (England won by two wickets) b D.K.Lillee 0 164-8 7 0 33 0 163 145. (International) ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Adelaide, January 16 (West Indies won by 107 runs) c D.L.Haynes b A.M.E.Roberts 22 139 10 0 35 2 I.V.A.Richards b 246-5 1 A.I.Kallicharran c and b 146. (International) ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Melbourne, January 20 (West Indies won by 2 runs) c C.H.Lloyd b A.M.E.Roberts 19 213-7 10 2 33 3 C.G.Greenidge c W.Larkins 215-8 A.I.Kallicharran b C.H.Lloyd b 147. (International) ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Sydney, January 22 (West Indies won by eight wickets) c C.L.King b A.M.E.Roberts 37 208-8 10 1 28 1 D.L.Haynes lbw 209-2 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Internationals 9 9 0 114 37 12.66 - - 2 Career 147 125 18 2377 91* 22.21 - 8 57 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5w 4w Internationals (6b) 82 9 290 12 3/33 24.16 - - Career (6b) 1127.5 141 } 4452 191 4/10 23.30 - 3 (8b) 57.7 4 1980 148. (Sunday League) Somerset v Essex, Ilford, May 4 (Somerset won by five wickets) c and b D.L.Acfield 4 217-5 8 0 42 2 A.W.Lilley c D.J.S.Taylor 214-7 S.Turner c I.V.A.Richards 149. (Benson & Hedges Cup) Somerset v Kent, Canterbury, May 10 (Somerset won by nine wickets) did not bat - 245-1 11 1 48 0 242-7 150. (Sunday League) Somerset v Kent, Canterbury, May 11 (Kent won by 13 runs) c C.J.Tavaré b Asif Iqbal 37 205 8 0 49 2 J.N.Shepherd b 218-8 1 G.R.Dilley b 151. (Benson & Hedges Cup) Somerset v Middlesex, Taunton, May 17 (Middlesex won by 1 run) c P.H.Edmonds b M.W.W.Selvey 3 281-8 282-6 1 152. (Sunday League) Somerset v Yorkshire, Taunton, May 18 (Somerset won by seven wickets) not out 21 159-3 158-9 1 153. (Benson & Hedges Cup) Somerset v Surrey, Taunton, May 20, 21 (Surrey won by four wickets) c D.M.Smith b R.D.Jackman 15 215-7 216-6 1 154. (Benson & Hedges Cup) Somerset v Hampshire, Bournemouth, May 22 (Somerset won by 55 runs) b J.W.Southern 33 204 149 82