Ian Botham | Detailed Test Bowling 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 bowlers are calculated accordingly.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15

CONTENTS

1. GENERAL INFO

2. BASIC STATS AND RANKS

3. RANKS IN DIFFERENT CRITERIA

5. TOP 7 INNS BY WKTS

GENERAL INFO

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

BASIC STATS AND RANKS

PARAMETER	STAT	RANK	RATING LINK
Wkts	383	13	Top 25 In Wkts
Average	28.40	NI 50	Top 25 In Ave
Relative Average	28.21	NI 50	Top 25 In R Ave
Strike Rate (SR)	56.96	NI 50	Top 25 In SR
Relative SR	54.72	41	Top 25 In R SR
Best Bowling By Wkts	6.71	4	Top 25 In BBW

RANKS IN DIFFERENT CRITERIA

RATING TYPE	RATING	RANK	RATING LINK
Home	676.26	22	Top 25
Away	669.07	NI 50	Top 25
Non Asians In Asia	637.74	28	Top 15
Non Asians Outside Asia	718.82	25	Top 15
Top Form	809.19	6	Top 25
Top Form Home	738.69	13	Top 25
Top Form Away	789.60	11	Top 25
Wkts/Inn	773.08	31	Top 25
Impact Innings	606.80	47	Top 25
Overall	708.73	27	Top 25

CONDITIONS STATS

At Home

OPPOSITION	INNS	BALLS	RUNS	WKTS	5Fs	AVE	SR
AUS	32	4251	2130	79	6	26.96	53.81
WI	15	1928	1119	35	2	31.97	55.09
NZ	16	1686	759	37	3	20.51	45.57
IND	12	1635	792	29	3	27.31	56.38
PAK	17	2311	1181	38	2	31.08	60.82
SL	4	432	245	8	1	30.63	54.00
TOTAL	96	12243	6226	226	17	27.55	54.17

Away From Home

OPPOSITION	INNS	BALLS	RUNS	WKTS	5Fs	AVE	SR
AUS	34	4228	1963	69	3	28.45	61.28
WI	12	1681	1027	26	1	39.50	64.65
NZ	12	1598	741	27	3	27.44	59.19
IND	11	1736	766	30	3	25.53	57.87
PAK	1	180	90	2	0	45.00	90.00
SL	2	149	65	3	0	21.67	49.67
TOTAL	72	9572	4652	157	10	29.63	60.97

In Asia

OPPOSITION	INNS	BALLS	RUNS	WKTS	5Fs	AVE	SR
IND	11	1736	766	30	3	25.53	57.87
PAK	1	180	90	2	0	45.00	90.00
SL	2	149	65	3	0	21.67	49.67
TOTAL	14	2065	921	35	3	26.31	59.00

Outside Asia

OPPOSITION	INNS	BALLS	RUNS	WKTS	5Fs	AVE	SR
AUS	66	8479	4093	148	9	27.66	57.29
WI	27	3609	2146	61	3	35.18	59.16
NZ	28	3284	1500	64	6	23.44	51.31
IND	12	1635	792	29	3	27.31	56.38
PAK	17	2311	1181	38	2	31.08	60.82
SL	4	432	245	8	1	30.63	54.00
TOTAL	154	19750	9957	348	24	28.61	56.75

Overall

OPPOSITION	INNS	BALLS	RUNS	WKTS	5Fs	AVE	SR
AUS	66	8479	4093	148	9	27.66	57.29
WI	27	3609	2146	61	3	35.18	59.16
NZ	28	3284	1500	64	6	23.44	51.31
IND	23	3371	1558	59	6	26.41	57.14
PAK	18	2491	1271	40	2	31.78	62.28
SL	6	581	310	11	1	28.18	52.82
TOTAL	168	21815	10878	383	27	28.40	56.96

TOP 7 INNS BY WKTS

RANK	OVERS	MDNS	RUNS	WKTS	OPP	VENUE	HOST	DATE
1	20.5	8	34	8	PAK	Lord’s	ENG	1978-06-15
2	27.4	6	103	8	WI	Lord’s	ENG	1984-06-28
3	26.0	7	48	7	IND	Mumbai (Wankhede)	IND	1980-02-15
4	21.0	9	34	6	NZ	Trent Bridge	ENG	1978-08-10
5	22.5	7	58	6	IND	Mumbai (Wankhede)	IND	1980-02-15
6	35.0	9	78	6	AUS	Perth (WACA)	AUS	1979-12-14
7	27.0	6	90	6	SL	Lord’s	ENG	1984-08-23