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ENGENG

Sir Ian Botham

Allrounder  ·  Right-hand bat
EnglandENG
FULL NAMEIan Terence Botham
BORN24 Nov 1955, Oldfield Heswall Cheshire
BATSRight-hand bat
BOWLSRight-arm fast-medium
ROLEAllrounder
TEAMSEngland
TEST
Cap 474
DEBUTJul 1977
LATESTJun 1992
ODI
Cap 33
DEBUTAug 1976
LATESTAug 1992
◈ INSIGHTSDay 285 / 365
1

Click Matchups in the tabs above to see which bowlers have tested Ian most over their career.

2

Use the FORMAT tabs — TEST, ODI, T20I — to compare Ian's game across different formats.

3

Career batting and bowling records are shown together. Scroll to see the full format-by-format breakdown.

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Career Stats

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RUNS
7313
AVERAGE
29.73
STRIKE RATE
68.01
HIGH SCORE
208
100S
14
50S
31
SIXES
111
INNINGS
267
WICKETS
528
ECONOMY
3.33
5-WICKETS
27

Recent form

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199217 matches
375
AVG 28.85 · SR 68.31 · HS 79 · 50s 223 wkts
▼ AVG -0.88 vs career  ·  ▲ +0.35 vs 1991  ·  SR +0.30
19912 matches
57
AVG 28.50 · SR 49.14 · HS 314 wkts
▼ AVG -1.23 vs career  ·  SR -18.87
1982Career best
1095
AVG 49.77 · SR 62.68 · 100s 3
▲ AVG +20.04 vs career
1976Career worst · 2 matches
21
AVG 10.50 · SR 75.00
▼ AVG -19.23 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 102 MATCHES
5200
AVG 33.55  ·  SR 60.71  ·  HS 208  ·  100s 14  ·  WKTS 383
ODI · 116 MATCHES
2113
AVG 23.22  ·  SR 79.11  ·  HS 79  ·  WKTS 145
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1982
1095 runs · avg 49.77
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1978
66 wickets · econ 2.91

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
8687899192
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
19921737528.8568.310
199125728.5049.140
198936215.5032.980
19871739428.1482.250
1986940028.5771.561

VS Every Team (top 5)

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Australia
2351avg 27.99 · SR 67.77
India
1302avg 59.18 · SR 72.74
New Zealand
1242avg 31.85 · SR 63.01
West Indies
1230avg 20.50 · SR 60.24
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Australia69235127.9967.77149410183View→
India21130259.1872.742085671View→
New Zealand34124231.8563.011383692View→
West Indies45123020.5060.2481—592View→
Pakistan3796631.1658.371082367View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Headingley
668avg 41.75 · HS 149
Lord's
652avg 31.05 · HS 108
Kennington Oval
600avg 40.00 · HS 208
Edgbaston
373avg 31.08 · HS 100
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Headingley1066841.7581.171492333View→
Lord's1565231.0555.921081569View→
Kennington Oval1160040.0060.242081352View→
Edgbaston937331.0867.701001129View→
Trent Bridge730830.8065.531031125View→
RECENT RESULTS 2 matches