Ian Botham
INTL CAREER: 1976 - 1992
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Alphabetically sorted top ten of players who have played the most matches across formats in the last 12 months
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Career Averages
Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overview | 1977-1992 | 102 | 161 | 6 | 5200 | 208 | 33.54 | 8565 | 60.71 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 621 | 67 |
vs Team
Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs Australia | 1977-1989 | 36 | 59 | 2 | 1673 | 149* | 29.35 | 2686 | 62.28 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 211 | 21 |
vs India | 1979-1982 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 1201 | 208 | 70.64 | 1662 | 72.26 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 117 | 24 |
vs New Zealand | 1978-1992 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 846 | 138 | 40.28 | 1493 | 56.66 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 114 | 11 |
vs Pakistan | 1978-1992 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 647 | 108 | 32.35 | 1256 | 51.51 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 76 | 3 |
vs Sri Lanka | 1982-1991 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 22 | 13.66 | 86 | 47.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
vs West Indies | 1980-1991 | 20 | 38 | 1 | 792 | 81 | 21.40 | 1382 | 57.30 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 95 | 8 |
In Host Country
Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
in Australia | 1978-1987 | 18 | 32 | 1 | 937 | 138 | 30.22 | 1703 | 55.02 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 107 | 9 |
in England | 1977-1992 | 59 | 89 | 4 | 2969 | 208 | 34.92 | 4510 | 65.83 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 368 | 40 |
in India | 1980-1982 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 554 | 142 | 61.55 | 850 | 65.17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 10 |
in New Zealand | 1978-1992 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 454 | 138 | 45.40 | 868 | 52.30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 5 |
in Pakistan | 1984-1984 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 16.00 | 96 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
in Sri Lanka | 1982-1982 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13.00 | 47 | 27.65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
in West Indies | 1981-1986 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 241 | 38 | 14.17 | 491 | 49.08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
in Continent
Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
in Americas | 1981-1986 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 241 | 38 | 14.17 | 491 | 49.08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
in Asia | 1980-1984 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 599 | 142 | 49.91 | 993 | 60.32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 11 |
in Europe | 1977-1992 | 59 | 89 | 4 | 2969 | 208 | 34.92 | 4510 | 65.83 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 368 | 40 |
in Oceania | 1978-1992 | 25 | 43 | 2 | 1391 | 138 | 33.92 | 2571 | 54.10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 169 | 14 |
Home vs Away
By Year
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
year 1977 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 12.50 | 64 | 39.06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
year 1978 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 597 | 108 | 39.80 | 1212 | 49.25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 2 |
year 1979 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 446 | 137 | 37.16 | 747 | 59.70 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 9 |
year 1980 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 437 | 119* | 31.21 | 704 | 62.07 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 4 |
year 1981 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 629 | 149* | 28.59 | 841 | 74.79 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 76 | 14 |
year 1982 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 1095 | 208 | 49.77 | 1747 | 62.67 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 125 | 11 |
year 1983 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 319 | 103 | 31.90 | 488 | 65.36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 4 |
year 1984 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 611 | 138 | 35.94 | 947 | 64.51 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 78 | 8 |
year 1985 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 250 | 85 | 31.25 | 289 | 86.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 5 |
year 1986 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 400 | 138 | 28.57 | 559 | 71.55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 8 |
year 1987 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 248 | 51* | 27.55 | 563 | 44.04 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 2 |
year 1989 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 46 | 15.50 | 188 | 32.97 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
year 1991 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 31 | 28.50 | 116 | 49.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
year 1992 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 6.00 | 100 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
By Season
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
season 1977 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 12.50 | 64 | 39.06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
season 1977/78 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 212 | 103 | 53.00 | 500 | 42.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
season 1978 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 263 | 108 | 43.83 | 430 | 61.16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
season 1978/79 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 291 | 74 | 29.10 | 657 | 44.29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
season 1979 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 244 | 137 | 48.80 | 312 | 78.20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 |
season 1979/80 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 301 | 119* | 50.16 | 480 | 62.70 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 1 |
season 1980 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 169 | 57 | 16.90 | 284 | 59.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3 |
season 1980/81 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 73 | 26 | 10.42 | 224 | 32.58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
season 1981 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 399 | 149* | 36.27 | 428 | 93.22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 57 | 7 |
season 1981/82 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 453 | 142 | 50.33 | 753 | 60.15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 10 |
season 1982 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 566 | 208 | 62.88 | 816 | 69.36 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 67 | 7 |
season 1982/83 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 270 | 58 | 27.00 | 440 | 61.36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
season 1983 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 282 | 103 | 35.25 | 415 | 67.95 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 4 |
season 1983/84 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 258 | 138 | 43.00 | 403 | 64.01 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 5 |
season 1984 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 353 | 81 | 32.09 | 544 | 64.88 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
season 1985 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 250 | 85 | 31.25 | 289 | 86.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 5 |
season 1985/86 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 168 | 38 | 16.80 | 267 | 62.92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
season 1986 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 59* | - | 36 | 163.88 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
season 1986/87 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 189 | 138 | 31.50 | 270 | 70.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 5 |
season 1987 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 232 | 51* | 33.14 | 549 | 42.25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
season 1989 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 46 | 15.50 | 188 | 32.97 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
season 1991 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 31 | 28.50 | 116 | 49.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
season 1991/92 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 8.00 | 61 | 26.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
season 1992 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4.00 | 39 | 20.51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Captains Involved
Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
*IT Botham | 1980-1981 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 276 | 57 | 13.14 | 558 | 49.46 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 3 |
*G Boycott | 1978-1978 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 212 | 103 | 53.00 | 500 | 42.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
*JM Brearley | 1977-1981 | 26 | 38 | 2 | 1489 | 149* | 41.36 | 2321 | 64.15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 173 | 18 |
*KWR Fletcher | 1981-1982 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 453 | 142 | 50.33 | 753 | 60.15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 10 |
*MW Gatting | 1986-1987 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 480 | 138 | 36.92 | 855 | 56.14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 8 |
*GA Gooch | 1991-1992 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 81 | 31 | 13.50 | 216 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
*DI Gower | 1982-1989 | 21 | 35 | 0 | 933 | 85 | 26.65 | 1519 | 61.42 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 125 | 10 |
*RGD Willis | 1982-1984 | 18 | 31 | 0 | 1276 | 208 | 41.16 | 1843 | 69.23 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 165 | 17 |
Is Captain / Is Not Captain
Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
is captain | 1980-1981 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 276 | 57 | 13.14 | 558 | 49.46 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 3 |
is not captain | 1977-1992 | 90 | 140 | 6 | 4924 | 208 | 36.74 | 8007 | 61.49 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 592 | 64 |
Is Keeper / Is Not Keeper
Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
is not keeper | 1977-1992 | 102 | 161 | 6 | 5200 | 208 | 33.54 | 8565 | 60.71 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 621 | 67 |
Toss
Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
won the toss | 1977-1992 | 55 | 85 | 4 | 2740 | 208 | 33.82 | 4458 | 61.46 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 306 | 45 |
lost the toss | 1977-1989 | 47 | 76 | 2 | 2460 | 149* | 33.24 | 4107 | 59.89 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 315 | 22 |
Toss and Batting Sequence
Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
won toss & batted | 1977-1992 | 39 | 61 | 3 | 2241 | 208 | 38.63 | 3575 | 62.68 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 246 | 41 |
won toss & fielded | 1978-1992 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 499 | 59* | 21.69 | 883 | 56.51 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 60 | 4 |
lost toss & sent in | 1978-1987 | 19 | 36 | 0 | 1003 | 138 | 27.86 | 1517 | 66.11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 118 | 13 |
lost toss & fielded | 1977-1989 | 28 | 40 | 2 | 1457 | 149* | 38.34 | 2590 | 56.25 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 197 | 9 |
Batting First vs Fielding First
Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
matches batting first | 1977-1992 | 58 | 97 | 3 | 3244 | 208 | 34.51 | 5092 | 63.70 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 364 | 54 |
matches fielding first | 1977-1992 | 44 | 64 | 3 | 1956 | 149* | 32.06 | 3473 | 56.32 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 257 | 13 |
In Team Innings
Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st team innings | 1977-1992 | 102 | 101 | 1 | 3671 | 208 | 36.71 | 5783 | 63.47 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 434 | 53 |
2nd team innings | 1977-1992 | 79 | 60 | 5 | 1529 | 149* | 27.80 | 2782 | 54.96 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 187 | 14 |
In Match Innings
Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st match innings | 1977-1992 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 2294 | 208 | 39.55 | 3415 | 67.17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 259 | 42 |
2nd match innings | 1977-1992 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 1377 | 138 | 32.78 | 2368 | 58.15 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 175 | 11 |
3rd match innings | 1978-1992 | 54 | 46 | 4 | 1311 | 149* | 31.21 | 2412 | 54.35 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 164 | 13 |
4th match innings | 1977-1991 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 218 | 54 | 16.76 | 370 | 58.91 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
Match Result
Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
won match | 1977-1991 | 33 | 48 | 3 | 1951 | 149* | 43.35 | 2997 | 65.09 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 246 | 24 |
lost match | 1978-1992 | 32 | 63 | 1 | 1454 | 119* | 23.45 | 2709 | 53.67 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 174 | 14 |
drawn match | 1978-1992 | 37 | 50 | 2 | 1795 | 208 | 37.39 | 2859 | 62.78 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 201 | 29 |
Result and Batting Sequence
Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
won batting first | 1977-1991 | 20 | 32 | 2 | 1205 | 138 | 40.16 | 1906 | 63.22 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 141 | 19 |
won fielding first | 1977-1986 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 746 | 149* | 49.73 | 1091 | 68.37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 105 | 5 |
lost batting first | 1980-1992 | 17 | 34 | 1 | 912 | 119* | 27.63 | 1561 | 58.42 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 110 | 12 |
lost fielding first | 1978-1989 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 542 | 69 | 18.68 | 1148 | 47.21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 2 |
drawn batting first | 1979-1992 | 21 | 31 | 0 | 1127 | 208 | 36.35 | 1625 | 69.35 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 113 | 23 |
drawn fielding first | 1978-1992 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 668 | 138 | 39.29 | 1234 | 54.13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 88 | 6 |
In Tournament Type
Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 team series | 1977-1992 | 102 | 161 | 6 | 5200 | 208 | 33.54 | 8565 | 60.71 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 621 | 67 |
In Match Number per Series
Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
only match in series | 1980-1991 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 155 | 114 | 31.00 | 244 | 63.52 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
1st match in series | 1978-1992 | 22 | 34 | 0 | 1106 | 138 | 32.52 | 1680 | 65.83 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 128 | 18 |
2nd match in series | 1978-1992 | 20 | 33 | 1 | 983 | 128 | 30.71 | 1708 | 57.55 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 121 | 10 |
3rd match in series | 1977-1992 | 23 | 35 | 3 | 1538 | 208 | 48.06 | 2437 | 63.11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 191 | 20 |
4th match in series | 1977-1989 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 604 | 103 | 23.23 | 1045 | 57.79 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 77 | 5 |
5th match in series | 1979-1991 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 618 | 118 | 29.42 | 1142 | 54.11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 12 |
6th match in series | 1979-1985 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 196 | 142 | 39.20 | 309 | 63.43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
In Major Trophies
Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Ashes | 1977-1989 | 32 | 52 | 1 | 1486 | 149* | 29.13 | 2336 | 63.61 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 191 | 20 |
The Wisden Trophy | 1980-1991 | 20 | 38 | 1 | 792 | 81 | 21.40 | 1382 | 57.30 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 95 | 8 |
In Batting Position
Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4th position | 1978-1987 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 30* | 36.00 | 38 | 94.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
5th position | 1982-1983 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 958 | 208 | 53.22 | 1527 | 62.73 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 106 | 12 |
6th position | 1978-1992 | 65 | 94 | 2 | 2690 | 138 | 29.23 | 4501 | 59.76 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 322 | 40 |
7th position | 1978-1992 | 29 | 36 | 3 | 1329 | 149* | 40.27 | 2116 | 62.80 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 164 | 14 |
8th position | 1977-1992 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 175 | 85 | 17.50 | 334 | 52.39 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 1 |
9th position | 1989-1989 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 | 49 | 24.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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