Ian Botham | Detailed Test Batting Stats

All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). It is to be noted that U.A.E. is considered as a second Home for Pakistan. All Home and Away stats of Pakistani batsmen are calculated accordingly.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2026-02-05

CONTENTS

1. GENERAL INFO

2. BASIC STATS AND RANKS

3. RANKS IN DIFFERENT CRITERIA

4.7. In Victories At Home

4.8. In Victories Away From Home

4.9. Overall

5. TOP 7 INNS

GENERAL INFO

Batsman Name	IT Botham
Nation	ENG
First Played	1977
Last Played	1992

BASIC STATS AND RANKS

PARAMETER	STAT	RANK	RATING LINK
Runs	5200	NI 50	Top 25 In Runs
Average	33.55	NI 50	Top 25 In Ave
Relative Average	36.68	NI 50	Top 25 In R Ave
Strike Rate(SR)	60.73	23	Top 25 In SR
Relative SR	67.10	8	Top 25 In R SR
Big Innings Potential	148.57	NI 50	Top 25 In BIP

RANKS IN DIFFERENT CRITERIA

RATING TYPE	RATING	RANK	RATING LINK
Home	556.50	NI 50	Top 25
Away	470.61	NI 50	Top 25
Non Asians In Asia	515.72	44	Top 25
Non Asians Outside Asia	575.87	NI 50	Top 25
Difficult Runs	480.51	NI 50	Top 25
Top Form	630.17	NI 50	Top 25
Top Form Home	639.26	NI 50	Top 25
Top Form Away	564.01	NI 50	Top 25
Top Teams	499.15	NI 50	Top 25
The Centurian	453.32	NI 50	Top 25
Impact Inns	482.81	NI 50	Top 25
Victories	537.18	NI 50	Top 25
Victories Home	488.97	NI 50	Top 25
Victories Away	444.11	NI 50	Top 25
Overall	532.39	NI 50	Top 25

CONDITIONS STATS

At Home

OPPOSITION	INNS	NO	RUNS	100s	50s	AVE	SR
AUS	27	1	736	2	3	28.31	74.87
WI	21	1	551	0	4	27.55	61.84
NZ	12	1	392	1	2	35.64	62.72
IND	8	0	647	3	1	80.88	79.68
PAK	19	1	615	2	3	34.17	53.02
SL	2	0	28	0	0	14.00	71.79
TOTAL	89	4	2969	8	13	34.93	65.83

Away From Home

OPPOSITION	INNS	NO	RUNS	100s	50s	AVE	SR
AUS	32	1	937	2	3	30.23	55.12
WI	17	0	241	0	0	14.18	49.08
NZ	11	1	454	2	2	45.40	52.30
IND	9	0	554	2	4	61.56	65.18
PAK	2	0	32	0	0	16.00	33.33
SL	1	0	13	0	0	13.00	27.66
TOTAL	72	2	2231	6	9	31.87	55.06

In Asia

OPPOSITION	INNS	RUNS	100s	50s	AVE	SR
IND	9	554	2	4	61.56	65.18
PAK	2	32	0	0	16.00	33.33
SL	1	13	0	0	13.00	27.66
TOTAL	12	599	2	4	49.92	60.32

Outside Asia

OPPOSITION	INNS	NO	RUNS	100s	50s	AVE	SR
AUS	59	2	1673	4	6	29.35	62.36
WI	38	1	792	0	4	21.41	57.31
NZ	23	2	846	3	4	40.29	56.66
IND	8	0	647	3	1	80.88	79.68
PAK	19	1	615	2	3	34.17	53.02
SL	2	0	28	0	0	14.00	71.79
TOTAL	149	6	4601	12	18	32.17	60.79

Difficult Runs

OPPOSITION	INNS	NO	RUNS	100s	50s	AVE	SR
AUS	8	1	295	1	1	42.14	60.45
WI	9	1	149	0	1	18.63	60.32
NZ	2	0	19	0	0	9.50	76.00
IND	1	0	29	0	0	29.00	103.57
PAK	5	1	154	0	2	38.50	35.16
TOTAL	25	3	646	1	4	29.36	52.69

In Victories

OPPOSITION	INNS	NO	RUNS	100s	50s	AVE	SR
AUS	24	1	972	3	4	42.26	72.59
WI	2	1	35	0	0	35.00	42.17
NZ	11	1	424	2	1	42.40	48.62
IND	3	0	214	1	1	71.33	74.31
PAK	6	0	271	2	1	45.17	80.90
SL	2	0	35	0	0	17.50	43.75
TOTAL	48	3	1951	8	7	43.36	65.10

In Victories At Home

OPPOSITION	INNS	NO	RUNS	100s	50s	AVE	SR
AUS	12	1	473	2	2	43.00	89.75
WI	2	1	35	0	0	35.00	42.17
NZ	9	0	291	1	1	32.33	52.62
IND	2	0	100	0	1	50.00	69.44
PAK	6	0	271	2	1	45.17	80.90
SL	1	0	22	0	0	22.00	66.67
TOTAL	32	2	1192	5	5	39.73	71.16

In Victories Away From Home

OPPOSITION	INNS	NO	RUNS	100s	50s	AVE	SR
AUS	12	0	499	1	2	41.58	61.45
NZ	2	1	133	1	0	133.00	41.69
IND	1	0	114	1	0	114.00	79.17
SL	1	0	13	0	0	13.00	27.66
TOTAL	16	1	759	3	2	50.60	57.41

Overall

OPPOSITION	INNS	NO	RUNS	100s	50s	AVE	SR
AUS	59	2	1673	4	6	29.35	62.36
WI	38	1	792	0	4	21.41	57.31
NZ	23	2	846	3	4	40.29	56.66
IND	17	0	1201	5	5	70.65	72.26
PAK	21	1	647	2	3	32.35	51.51
SL	3	0	41	0	0	13.67	47.67
TOTAL	161	6	5200	14	22	33.55	60.73

TOP 7 INNS

RANK	SCORE	BLF	SR	INN	OPP	VENUE	HOST	DATE
1	208	226	92.04	1	IND	The Oval	ENG	1982-07-08
2	149*	148	100.68	3	AUS	Headingley	ENG	1981-07-16
3	142	214	66.36	1	IND	Kanpur	IND	1982-01-30
4	138	167	82.63	2	NZ	Wellington (BR)	NZ	1984-01-20
5	138	174	79.31	1	AUS	Brisbane (Gab)	AUS	1986-11-14
6	137	152	90.13	1	IND	Headingley	ENG	1979-08-16
7	128	169	75.74	1	IND	Old Trafford	ENG	1982-06-24