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Jackie Botten

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South AfricaSA
FULL NAMEJames Thomas Botten
BORN21 Jun 1938, Pretoria Transvaal
BATSRight-hand bat
BOWLSRight-arm fast-medium
ROLERight-hand bat
TEAMSSouth Africa
TEST
Cap 226
DEBUTJul 1965
LATESTAug 1965
◈ INSIGHTSDay 252 / 365
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Test cap #226 · Explore James's full career using the tabs above — each tab reveals a different analytical angle.

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Career totals are just the start. Switch to By Year to trace the arc of James's entire career.

3

Switch to Vs Teams to see which opponents James has dominated — and which have been the trickiest.

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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
65
AVERAGE
10.83
HIGH SCORE
33
INNINGS
6
WICKETS
8
ECONOMY
2.44

Recent form

All matches →
19653 matches
65
AVG 10.83 · SR 0.00 · HS 338 wkts
▲ AVG +0.00 vs career
1965Career best
65
AVG 10.83 · SR 0.00
▲ AVG +0.00 vs career
1965Career worst · 3 matches
65
AVG 10.83 · SR 0.00
▼ AVG +0.00 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 3 MATCHES
65
AVG 10.83  ·  SR 0.00  ·  HS 33  ·  WKTS 8
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1965
65 runs · avg 10.83
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1965
8 wickets · econ 2.44

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
65
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
196536510.830.000

VS Every Team (top 5)

All teams →
England
65avg 10.83 · SR 0.00
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
England36510.830.0033——8View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

All grounds →
Lord's
33avg 16.50 · HS 33
Trent Bridge
28avg 14.00 · HS 18
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium
4avg 2.00 · HS 4
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Lord's13316.500.0033——2View→
Trent Bridge12814.000.0018——3View→
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium142.000.004——3View→
RECENT RESULTS 4 matches