Famous Cricketers No 83 - Ian Botham

252. (Sunday League) Somerset v Leicestershire, Leicester, July 10 (Leicestershire won by eight wickets) c A.M.E.Roberts b G.J.Parsons 64 196-9 6 0 38 0 197-2 253. (Sunday League) Somerset v Hampshire, Taunton, July 24 (Somerset won by seven wickets) * c R.J.Parks b S.J.Malone 25 97-3 8 2 22 4 C.L.Smith c T.Gard 93-7 T.E.Jesty c T.Gard M.C.J.Nicholas c P.W.Denning M.D.Marshall b 254. (NatWest Trophy) Somerset v Sussex, Hove, August 3 (Somerset won by seven wickets) * did not bat - 69-3 9.4 4 20 4 G.D.Mendis c T.Gard 65 Imran Khan c T.Gard I.J.Gould b C.E.Waller b 255. (Sunday League) Somerset v Northamptonshire, Weston-super-Mare, August 7 (Somerset won by ten wickets) * did not bat - 125-0 8 1 27 0 123-9 256. (NatWest Trophy) Somerset v Middlesex, Lord’s, August 17 (Somerset won by losing fewer wickets) * not out 96 222-8 12 2 33 1 N.F.Williams lbw 222-9 2 257. (Sunday League) Somerset v Middlesex, Lord’s, August 21 (Somerset won by four wickets) * b J.E.Emburey 1 159-6 8 0 34 1 P.R.Downton c P.W.Denning 158-8 258. (NatWest Trophy Final) Somerset v Kent, Lord’s, September 3 (Somerset won by 24 runs) * c G.W.Johnson b C.S.Cowdrey 9 193-9 10 0 29 2 E.A.E.Baptiste b 169 1 G.R.Dilley b 259. (Sunday League) Somerset v Worcestershire, Worcester, September 4 (Worcestershire won by 55 runs) * c M.J.Weston b R.K.Illingworth 16 137 8 0 29 3 D.J.Humphries b 192-9 1 P.J.Newport b A.E.Warner lbw 260. (Sunday League) Somerset v Warwickshire, Taunton, September 11 (Somerset won by three wickets) * c R.G.D.Willis b N.Gifford 49 175-7 8 0 42 0 174-7 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Internationals 7 4 0 40 22 10.00 - - 4 NatWest Trophy 5 3 1 121 96* 60.50 - 1 4 Benson & Hedges Cup 3 3 0 18 14 6.00 - - 3 Sunday League 10 9 0 358 85 39.77 - 3 1 Season 25 19 1 537 96* 29.83 - 4 12 Career 260 224 33 4956 106 25.94 2 21 114 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5w 4w Internationals 80 13 288 8 2/12 36.00 - - NatWest Trophy 42.4 9 115 7 4/20 16.42 - 1 Benson & Hedges Cup 30.2 8 104 7 4/27 14.85 - 1 Sunday League 63.3 3 255 11 4/22 23.18 - 1 Season (6b) 216.3 33 762 33 4/20 23.09 - 3 Career (6b) 2022.3 255 } 8130 343 4/10 23.70 - 10 (8b) 57.7 4 1983/84 - England in New Zealand and Pakistan 261. (International) ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Christchurch, February 18 (England won by 54 runs) c I.D.S.Smith b R.J.Hadlee 1 188-9 6 3 7 2 B.A.Edgar c R.W.Taylor 134 1 J.J.Crowe b 262. (International) ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Wellington, February 22 (England won by six wickets) b R.J.Hadlee 15 139-4 8.1 1 25 2 J.V.Coney b 135 I.D.S.Smith lbw 90