Famous Cricketers No 83 - Ian Botham

290. (Sunday League) Somerset v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, May 26 (Somerset won by seven wickets) * not out 40 106-3 6 0 21 0 100-4 291. (International) ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Old Trafford, May 30 (Australia won by three wickets) b G.R.J.Matthews 72 219 11 2 41 1 S.P.O’Donnell b 220-7 2 292. (International) ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Edgbaston, June 1 (Australia won by four wickets) c D.M.Wellham b G.F.Lawson 29 231-7 10 2 38 2 D.M.Wellham lbw 233-6 S.P.O’Donnell b 293. (International) ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Lord’s, June 3 (England won by eight wickets) did not bat - 257-2 8 1 27 1 G.M.Ritchie c G.A.Gooch 254-5 294. (Sunday League) Somerset v Gloucestershire, Bath, June 9 (Somerset won by 83 runs) * c C.W.J.Athey b D.V.Lawrence 7 247-6 6 0 28 3 A.W.Stovold b 164 1 D.A.Graveney c M.R.Davis R.C.Russell st N.F.M.Popplewell 295. (Sunday League) Somerset v Surrey, Kennington Oval, June 23 (Somerset won by 61 runs) * c G.S.Clinton b A.Needham 29 254-7 4 0 39 0 193-8 1 296. (NatWest Trophy), Somerset v Buckinghamshire, Taunton, July 3 (Somerset won by seven wickets) * did not bat - 139-3 8 0 21 0 138 297. (Sunday League) Somerset v Leicestershire, Taunton, July 7 (Leicestershire won by 43 runs) * c M.A.Garnham b G.J.Parsons 6 133 8 0 37 1 N.E.Briers lbw 176-6 298. (NatWest Trophy) Somerset v Yorkshire, Headingley, July 17, 18 (Somerset won by four wickets) * b S.D.Fletcher 37 209-6 11 0 42 1 P.Carrick c and b 208-8 2 299. (Sunday League) Somerset v Derbyshire, Derby, July 21 (Derbyshire won by four wickets) * c M.A.Holding b O.H.Mortensen 34 176-7 5.5 0 31 3 B.Roberts c and b 177-6 1 G.Miller c J.Garner R.Sharma b 300. (Sunday League) Somerset v Essex, Taunton, July 28 (Essex won by five wickets) * c P.J.Prichard b G.A.Gooch 58 173-9 7 0 35 2 G.A.Gooch c J.Garner 174-5 1 A.W.Lilley b 301. (NatWest Trophy) Somerset v Hampshire, Taunton, August 7, 8 (Hampshire won by 149 runs) * c R.J.Parks b M.D.Marshall 64 150 12 2 57 0 299-5 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Internationals 3 2 0 101 72 50.50 - 1 2 NatWest Trophy 3 2 0 101 64 50.50 - 1 2 Benson & Hedges Cup 4 3 0 116 48 38.66 - - 2 Sunday League 8 8 2 238 58 39.66 - 1 5 Season 18 15 2 556 72 42.76 - 3 11 Career 301 262 38 6014 106 26.84 2 25 135 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5w 4w Internationals 29 5 106 4 2/38 26.50 - - NatWest Trophy 31 2 120 1 1/42 120.00 - - Benson & Hedges Cup 41.5 9 147 5 3/15 29.40 - - Sunday League 46.5 1 215 12 3/28 17.91 - - Season (6b) 148.4 17 588 22 3/15 26.72 - - Career (6b) 2361.5 292 } 9475 398 4/10 23.80 - 11 (8b) 57.7 4 1985/86 - England in West Indies 302. (International) ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Port-of-Spain, March 4 (England won by five wickets) c I.V.A.Richards b J.Garner 8 230-5 8 1 59 1 I.V.A.Richards c N.A.Foster 229-3 93