Ian Botham - Test Cricket - Progressive Bowling Average and Aggregate
Bowling Performances Playing Away
 
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Date Versus Ground Inns Batsman Dismissed Overs Wickets   S/R E/R Wkts Avg
10/02/1978 New Zealand Basin Reserve 1st S L Boock (b) 12.6 2/27   51.00 1.59 1 13.50
        J G Wright (lbw)         2  
      2nd M G Burgess (c G Boycott) 9.3 2/13   44.25 1.36 3 10.00
        D R Hadlee (c G R J Roope)         4  
24/02/1978 New Zealand AMI Stadium 1st M G Burgess (c G R J Roope) 24.7 5/73   41.78 1.80 5 12.56
        E J Chatfield (c P H Edmonds)         6  
        R O Collinge (c P H Edmonds)         7  
        B E Congdon (lbw)         8  
        W K Lees (c G Miller)         9  
      2nd S L Boock (c †R W Taylor) 7.0 3/38   36.00 2.10 10 12.58
        E J Chatfield (lbw)         11  
        R O Collinge (c G Miller)         12  
04/03/1978 New Zealand Eden Park 1st R W Anderson (c M W Gatting) 34.0 5/109   41.41 2.22 13 15.29
        M G Burgess (c D W Randall)         14  
        B E Congdon (c G Miller)         15  
        R J Hadlee (c G R J Roope)         16  
        J M Parker (lbw)         17  
      2nd   13.0 0/51   47.53 2.31   18.29
01/12/1978 Australia Brisbane Cricket Ground 1st R M Hogg (c †R W Taylor) 12.0 3/40   45.20 2.33 18 17.55
        K J Hughes (c †R W Taylor)         19  
        A G Hurst (c †R W Taylor)         20  
      2nd R M Hogg (b) 26.0 3/95   48.35 2.41 21 19.39
        A G Hurst (b)         22  
        P M Toohey (lbw)         23  
15/12/1978 Australia WACA Ground 1st   11.0 0/46   52.17 2.46   21.39
      2nd   11.0 0/54   56.00 2.54   23.74
29/12/1978 Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground 1st K J Hughes (c †R W Taylor) 20.1 3/68   55.73 2.54 24 23.62
        J A Maclean (b)         25  
        G N Yallop (c M Hendrick)         26  
      2nd R M Hogg (b) 15.0 3/41   54.10 2.50 27 22.59
        K J Hughes (c D I Gower)         28  
        G M Wood (b)         29  
06/01/1979 Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 1st G Dymock (b) 28.0 2/87   57.84 2.48 30 23.94
        P M Toohey (c G A Gooch)         31  
27/01/1979 Australia Adelaide Oval 1st A R Border (c †R W Taylor) 11.4 4/42   53.86 2.50 32 22.40
        P H Carlson (c †R W Taylor)         33  
        W M Darling (c R G D Willis)         34  
        B Yardley (b)         35  
      2nd W M Darling (b) 14.0 1/37   55.47 2.47 36 22.81
10/02/1979 Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 1st P H Carlson (c G A Gooch) 9.7 4/57   51.90 2.54 37 21.95
        A G Hurst (b)         38  
        P M Toohey (c †R W Taylor)         39  
        G N Yallop (c D I Gower)         40  
14/12/1979 Australia WACA Ground 1st A R Border (lbw) 35.0 6/78   49.70 2.51 41 20.78
        R J Bright (c †R W Taylor)         42  
        G S Chappell (c G Boycott)         43  
        G Dymock (b)         44  
        B M Laird (lbw)         45  
        D K Lillee (c †R W Taylor)         46  
      2nd R J Bright (lbw) 45.5 5/98   50.22 2.47 47 20.67
        K J Hughes (c G Miller)         48  
        R W Marsh (c D I Gower)         49  
        J R Thomson (b)         50  
        P M Toohey (c †R W Taylor)         51  
04/01/1980 Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 1st A R Border (c G A Gooch) 17.0 4/29   48.42 2.44 52 19.69
        G Dymock (c †R W Taylor)         53  
        K J Hughes (c †R W Taylor)         54  
        D K Lillee (c J M Brearley)         55  
      2nd   23.3 0/43   50.98 2.41   20.47
01/02/1980 Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground 1st G Dymock (b) 39.5 3/105   52.47 2.43 56 21.22
        K J Hughes (c D L Underwood)         57  
        A A Mallett (lbw)         58  
      2nd R B McCosker (lbw) 12.0 1/18   52.80 2.41 59 21.17
15/02/1980 India Wankhede Stadium 1st Kapil Dev (c †R W Taylor) 22.5 6/58   50.03 2.41 60 20.11
        D R Doshi (c †R W Taylor)         61  
        S M Gavaskar (c †R W Taylor)         62  
        S M Patil (c †R W Taylor)         63  
        Yashpal Sharma (lbw)         64  
        N S Yadav (c †R W Taylor)         65  
      2nd R M H Binny (lbw) 26.0 7/48   47.33 2.39 66 18.82
        S M Gavaskar (c †R W Taylor)         67  
        S M H Kirmani (c G A Gooch)         68  
        S M Patil (lbw)         69  
        Yashpal Sharma (lbw)         70  
        G R Viswanath (c †R W Taylor)         71  
        N S Yadav (c †R W Taylor)         72  
13/02/1981 West Indies Queen's Park Oval 1st J Garner (lbw) 28.0 2/113   48.32 2.46 73 19.84
        M A Holding (lbw)         74  
13/03/1981 West Indies Kensington Oval 1st J Garner (c †D L Bairstow) 25.1 4/77   47.78 2.49 75 19.81
        M A Holding (c M W Gatting)         76  
        E H Mattis (lbw)         77  
        A M E Roberts (c †D L Bairstow)         78  
      2nd D L Haynes (lbw) 29.0 3/102   48.16 2.53 79 20.33
        C H Lloyd (lbw)         80  
        A M E Roberts (c †D L Bairstow)         81  
27/03/1981 West Indies Antigua Recreation Ground 1st H A Gomes (c D I Gower) 37.0 4/127   48.51 2.58 82 20.87
        D L Haynes (c †P R Downton)         83  
        E H Mattis (c R O Butcher)         84  
        D A Murray (c G Boycott)         85  
10/04/1981 West Indies Sabina Park 1st C E H Croft (c sub) 26.1 2/73   49.20 2.59 86 21.23
        M A Holding (c †P R Downton)         87  
27/11/1981 India Wankhede Stadium 1st Kapil Dev (c †R W Taylor) 28.0 4/72   48.88 2.59 88 21.09
        S M Gavaskar (c †R W Taylor)         89  
        S M Patil (lbw)         90  
        G R Viswanath (c G Boycott)         91  
      2nd D R Doshi (b) 22.3 5/61   47.74 2.59 92 20.63
        S M Gavaskar (c †R W Taylor)         93  
        S M Patil (lbw)         94  
        D B Vengsarkar (c C J Tavare)         95  
        G R Viswanath (c †R W Taylor)         96  
09/12/1981 India M Chinnaswamy Stadium 1st S M H Kirmani (lbw) 47.0 2/137   49.64 2.61 97 21.60
        K Srikkanth (c G A Gooch)         98  
23/12/1981 India Arun Jaitley Stadium 1st Kapil Dev (c G A Gooch) 41.0 2/122   51.11 2.63 99 22.39
        G R Viswanath (b)         100  
01/01/1982 India Eden Gardens 1st S M H Kirmani (b) 27.0 2/63   51.70 2.62 101 22.57
        D B Vengsarkar (c †R W Taylor)         102  
      2nd   11.0 0/26   52.34 2.62   22.82
13/01/1982 India MA Chidambaram Stadium 1st Yashpal Sharma (c C J Tavare) 31.0 1/83   53.64 2.62 103 23.41
      2nd   8.0 0/29   54.11 2.63   23.69
30/01/1982 India Green Park 1st P Roy (b) 25.0 1/67   55.03 2.63 104 24.11
17/02/1982 Sri Lanka P Sara Oval 1st G R A de Silva (c J E Emburey) 12.5 3/28   54.21 2.62 105 23.69
        L R D Mendis (lbw)         106  
        S Wettimuny (c †R W Taylor)         107  
      2nd   12.0 0/37   54.88 2.63   24.04
12/11/1982 Australia WACA Ground 1st A R Border (c †R W Taylor) 40.0 2/121   56.07 2.64 108 24.71
        R W Marsh (c G Cook)         109  
      2nd   6.0 0/17   56.40 2.64   24.86
26/11/1982 Australia Brisbane Cricket Ground 1st J Dyson (b) 22.0 3/105   56.07 2.69 110 25.13
        K J Hughes (c †R W Taylor)         111  
        R W Marsh (c †R W Taylor)         112  
      2nd   15.5 0/70   56.92 2.72   25.76
10/12/1982 Australia Adelaide Oval 1st J Dyson (c †R W Taylor) 36.5 4/112   56.86 2.73 113 25.84
        J R Thomson (c & b)         114  
        K C Wessels (c †R W Taylor)         115  
        B Yardley (c D I Gower)         116  
      2nd K C Wessels (c †R W Taylor) 10.0 1/45   56.89 2.74 117 26.00
26/12/1982 Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground 1st A R Border (b) 18.0 1/69   57.32 2.76 118 26.36
      2nd J Dyson (c C J Tavare) 25.1 2/80   57.63 2.77 119 26.59
        J R Thomson (c G Miller)         120  
02/01/1983 Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 1st K J Hughes (c N G Cowans) 30.0 4/75   57.22 2.76 121 26.34
        G F Lawson (c & b)         122  
        J R Thomson (c A J Lamb)         123  
        K C Wessels (c R G D Willis)         124  
      2nd K C Wessels (lbw) 10.0 1/35   57.24 2.77 125 26.41
20/01/1984 New Zealand Basin Reserve 1st B A Edgar (c †R W Taylor) 27.4 5/59   56.32 2.75 126 25.85
        R J Hadlee (c M W Gatting)         127  
        G P Howarth (c D I Gower)         128  
        I D S Smith (lbw)         129  
        J G Wright (c N G B Cook)         130  
      2nd J J Crowe (lbw) 36.0 1/137   57.53 2.78 131 26.69
03/02/1984 New Zealand AMI Stadium 1st M D Crowe (c C J Tavare) 17.0 1/88   57.87 2.82 132 27.16
10/02/1984 New Zealand Eden Park 1st   29.0 0/70   59.19 2.81   27.69
02/03/1984 Pakistan National Stadium (Karachi) 1st Zaheer Abbas (c A J Lamb) 30.0 2/90   59.65 2.81 133 27.95
        Abdul Qadir (c A J Lamb)         134  
21/02/1986 West Indies Sabina Park 1st J Garner (c P H Edmonds) 19.0 2/67   59.61 2.82 135 28.03
        R B Richardson (lbw)         136  
07/03/1986 West Indies Queen's Park Oval 1st B P Patterson (c G A Gooch) 9.4 1/68   59.60 2.85 137 28.32
21/03/1986 West Indies Kensington Oval 1st P J L Dujon (c sub) 24.0 1/80   60.21 2.86 138 28.70
03/04/1986 West Indies Queen's Park Oval 1st P J L Dujon (c †P R Downton) 24.1 5/71   59.12 2.86 139 28.19
        R A Harper (lbw)         140  
        M A Holding (b)         141  
        B P Patterson (c †P R Downton)         142  
        I V A Richards (lbw)         143  
      2nd   3.0 0/24   59.24 2.87   28.36
11/04/1986 West Indies Antigua Recreation Ground 1st C G Greenidge (b) 40.0 2/147   60.08 2.89 144 28.98
        I V A Richards (c G A Gooch)         145  
      2nd   15.0 0/78   60.70 2.92   29.52
14/11/1986 Australia Brisbane Cricket Ground 1st M G Hughes (b) 16.0 2/58   60.53 2.93 146 29.51
        C D Matthews (c M W Gatting)         147  
      2nd D C Boon (lbw) 12.0 1/34   60.61 2.92 148 29.54
28/11/1986 Australia WACA Ground 1st G R Marsh (c B C Broad) 22.0 1/72   61.09 2.93 149 29.83
      2nd   7.2 0/13   61.38 2.92   29.91
26/12/1986 Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground 1st A R Border (c †C J Richards) 16.0 5/41   60.01 2.92 150 29.21
        M G Hughes (c †C J Richards)         151  
        G R Marsh (c †C J Richards)         152  
        C J McDermott (c †C J Richards)         153  
        T J Zoehrer (b)         154  
      2nd   7.0 0/19   60.29 2.92   29.33
10/01/1987 Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 1st   23.0 0/42   61.18 2.90   29.60
      2nd   3.0 0/17   61.30 2.91   29.71
06/02/1992 New Zealand Basin Reserve 1st C L Cairns (c †R C Russell) 14.0 1/53   61.45 2.92 155 29.86
      2nd B R Hartland (lbw) 8.0 2/23   60.97 2.92 156 29.63
        J G Wright (c †R C Russell)         157  

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