Famous Cricketers No 83 - Ian Botham

155. (International) ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Headingley, May 28, 29 (West Indies won by 24 runs) c D.L.Murray b M.D.Marshall 30 174 11 1 45 2 C.G.Greenidge b 198 2 M.D.Marshall b 156. (International) ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Lord’s, May 30 (England won by three wickets) not out 42 236-7 11 2 71 1 I.V.A.Richards c J.K.Lever 235-9 157. (Sunday League) Somerset v Middlesex, Taunton, June 1 (Middlesex won by 122 runs) b M.W.W.Selvey 0 119 8 0 70 1 C.T.Radley c B.C.Rose 241-6 158. (Sunday League) Somerset v Lancashire, Bath, June 15 (Somerset won by five wickets) c C.J.Scott b B.W.Reidy 38 205-5 8 0 64 1 B.W.Reidy c V.J.Marks 204-5 159. (Sunday League) Somerset v Sussex, Hove, June 29 (Somerset won by three wickets) c sub b J.R.T.Barclay 26 165-7 8 2 21 2 G.D.Mendis c D.J.S.Taylor 162 2 J.R.T.Barclay c H.R.Moseley 160. (Gillette Cup) Somerset v Worcestershire, Taunton, July 2 (Worcestershire won by two wickets) c D.J.Humphries b H.L.Alleyne 3 165 12 5 21 3 D.N.Patel b 168-8 D.J.Humphries lbw H.L.Alleyne c H.R.Moseley 161. (Sunday League) Somerset v Hampshire, Portsmouth, July 20 (Hampshire won by 81 runs) lbw b S.F.Graf 0 87-7 4 0 32 3 C.L.Smith c N.F.M.Popplewell 168-7 2 N.E.J.Pocock b N.G.Cowley c C.H.Dredge 162. (Sunday League) Somerset v Worcestershire, Weston-super-Mare, August 3 (Somerset won by eight wickets) not out 33 105-2 4 0 10 0 104-4 163. (Sunday League) Somerset v Leicestershire, Taunton, August 17 (Somerset won by 41 runs) c R.W.Tolchard b J.F.Steele 22 205-6 164-8 164. (International) ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Kennington Oval, August 20 (England won by 23 runs) c G.N.Yallop b D.K.Lillee 4 248-6 9 1 28 0 225-8 165. (International) ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Edgbaston, August 22 (England won by 47 runs) b L.S.Pascoe 2 320-8 11 1 41 0 273-5 166. (Sunday League) Somerset v Gloucestershire, Bristol, August 24 (Somerset won by one wicket) c B.C.Broad b M.D.Partridge 22 183-9 7 0 19 0 179-8 167. (Sunday League) Somerset v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, September 7 (Somerset won by 26 runs) c A.I.Kallicharran b J.A.Snow7 215-8 8 2 22 0 189-8 2 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Internationals 4 4 1 78 42* 26.00 - - 2 Gillette Cup 1 1 0 3 3 3.00 - - - Benson & Hedges Cup 4 3 0 51 33 17.00 - - 2 Sunday League 11 11 2 210 38 23.33 - - 8 Season 20 19 3 342 42* 21.37 - - 12 Career 167 144 21 2719 91* 22.10 - 8 69 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5w 4w Internationals 42 5 185 3 2/45 61.66 - - Gillette Cup 12 5 21 3 3/21 7.00 - - Benson & Hedges Cup 11 1 48 0 - - - - Sunday League 63 4 329 11 3/32 29.90 - - Season (6b) 128 15 583 17 3/21 34.29 - - Career (6b) 1255.5 156 } 5035 208 4/10 24.20 - 3 (8b) 57.7 4 83