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A graph showing Botham's Test career bowling statistics and how they have varied over time Botham's Test career spanned 16 seasons and he played in 102 matches. He scored 5,200 runs at an average of 33.54 with a highest score of 208 in his 14 centuries .
Botham batting for England at Trent Bridge in 1983. Sir Ian Botham is a former international cricketer and captain of the England cricket team.He has claimed five-wicket hauls (taken five or more wickets in an innings) in Test cricket on 27 occasions, second only to James Anderson among English cricketers. [1]
Ian Botham, Australia's nemesis from the previous series, strode to the crease and attacked from the outset, scoring 12 off six balls when, in the last ball of a Geoff Lawson over, Botham played forward and appeared beaten by an in-swinger. As wicketkeeper Marsh came forward to take a low catch, Lawson appealed to umpire Crafter for a catch but ...
Botham's innings included 6 sixes, which was an Ashes record until Ben Stokes's innings of 135 at Headingley in the 2019 Ashes series. Second-innings centuries from Allan Border and Graham Yallop could not avert defeat. The sixth Test at The Oval was drawn, with Dennis Lillee taking 11 wickets in the match and Botham taking 10.
The Richards–Botham Trophy is a trophy awarded to the winner of Test cricket series played between England and the West Indies. [1] It is named after the former international players Viv Richards and Ian Botham, who played as rivals in West Indies–England fixtures, but were also team-mates at Somerset and good friends. [2]
Cricket is, by its nature, capable of generating large numbers of records and statistics. [7] This list details the most significant team and individual records in Test cricket. As of July 2024 [update] , the most successful team in Test cricket, in terms of both wins and win percentage, is Australia, having won 414 of their 866 Tests (47.80%).
James Botham, 22, has been drafted in ahead of upcoming games against Georgia and England. Sir Ian Botham’s grandson James called up by Wales for Autumn Nations Cup Skip to main content
This is a list of statistics for the 1983 Cricket World Cup. ... Ian Gould England: 7: 14: 12: 2: 5 ... Sir Ian Botham