CRICKET WICKETPLAYER CAREER
Ian Botham
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
IB
218Internationals
7,313Career runs
14Centuries
528Wickets
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 102
- Innings
- 161
- Runs
- 5,200
- Average
- 33.54
- Strike rate
- 60.71
- Highest score
- 208
- Not outs
- 6
- 100s
- 14
- 50s
- 22
- Ducks
- 14
- 4s
- 621
- 6s
- 67
- Balls faced
- 8,565
Bowling
- Matches
- 102
- Innings
- 168
- Balls
- 21,815
- Maidens
- 788
- Runs conceded
- 10,878
- Wickets
- 383
- Average
- 28.40
- Economy
- 2.99
- Strike rate
- 56.95
- Best innings
- 8/34
- Best match
- 13/106
- 4 wickets
- 17
- 5 wickets
- 27
- 10 wickets
- 4
Fielding
- Matches
- 102
- Innings
- 179
- Catches
- 120
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 120
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 120
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.670
- Best innings
- 3 (3ct 0st)
ODI
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 116
- Innings
- 106
- Runs
- 2,113
- Average
- 23.21
- Strike rate
- 79.10
- Highest score
- 79
- Not outs
- 15
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 9
- Ducks
- 6
- 4s
- 197
- 6s
- 44
- Balls faced
- 2,671
Bowling
- Matches
- 116
- Innings
- 115
- Balls
- 6,271
- Maidens
- —
- Runs conceded
- 4,139
- Wickets
- 145
- Average
- 28.54
- Economy
- 3.96
- Strike rate
- 43.24
- Best innings
- 4/31
- Best match
- 4/31
- 4 wickets
- 3
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 116
- Innings
- 116
- Catches
- 36
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 36
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 36
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.310
- Best innings
- 2 (2ct 0st)
Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.
Explore this player’s available match data
217 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-08-24 | England v Pakistan | ODI | England won by 6 wickets |
| 1992-08-22 | England v Pakistan | ODI | Pakistan won by 3 runs |
| 1992-08-20 | England v Pakistan | ODI | England won by 198 runs |
| 1992-06-18 | England v Pakistan | Test | Pakistan won by 2 wickets |
| 1992-06-04 | England v Pakistan | Test | Match drawn |
| 1992-05-22 | England v Pakistan | ODI | England won by 39 runs |
| 1992-05-20 | England v Pakistan | ODI | England won by 79 runs |
| 1992-03-25 | England v Pakistan | ODI | Pakistan won by 22 runs |
| 1992-03-22 | England v South Africa | ODI | England won by 19 runs |
| 1992-03-18 | England v Zimbabwe | ODI | Zimbabwe won by 9 runs |
| 1992-03-15 | England v New Zealand | ODI | New Zealand won by 7 wickets |
| 1992-03-12 | England v South Africa | ODI | England won by 3 wickets |
THE SHAPE OF A CAREER
Available scorecardsPerformance by year
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
Exact yearly figures · 14 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 6.00 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 4 | 3 | 45.66 | 2.97 | 92.00 |
| 1991 | 2 | 3 | 57 | 31 | 28.50 | 49.13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 116 | 4 | 4 | 27.00 | 2.51 | 64.50 |
| 1989 | 3 | 4 | 62 | 46 | 15.50 | 32.97 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 188 | 3 | 3 | 80.33 | 3.01 | 160.00 |
| 1987 | 6 | 10 | 248 | 51 | 27.55 | 44.04 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 563 | 6 | 7 | 70.28 | 3.06 | 137.57 |
| 1986 | 9 | 15 | 400 | 138 | 28.57 | 71.55 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 8 | 559 | 15 | 23 | 37.13 | 3.54 | 62.91 |
| 1985 | 6 | 8 | 250 | 85 | 31.25 | 86.50 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 289 | 11 | 31 | 27.58 | 3.39 | 48.70 |
| 1984 | 10 | 17 | 611 | 138 | 35.94 | 64.51 | 1 | 4 | 78 | 8 | 947 | 14 | 35 | 37.57 | 3.66 | 61.54 |
| 1983 | 5 | 10 | 319 | 103 | 31.90 | 65.36 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 488 | 10 | 15 | 30.00 | 2.94 | 61.13 |
| 1982 | 14 | 22 | 1,095 | 208 | 49.77 | 62.67 | 3 | 6 | 125 | 11 | 1,747 | 26 | 47 | 37.23 | 3.21 | 69.57 |
| 1981 | 13 | 23 | 629 | 149 | 28.59 | 74.79 | 2 | 3 | 76 | 14 | 841 | 21 | 62 | 25.54 | 2.84 | 53.83 |
| 1980 | 9 | 15 | 437 | 119 | 31.21 | 62.07 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 4 | 704 | 14 | 35 | 23.37 | 2.69 | 52.02 |
| 1979 | 8 | 12 | 446 | 137 | 37.16 | 59.70 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 9 | 747 | 13 | 42 | 20.73 | 2.52 | 49.19 |
| 1978 | 12 | 16 | 597 | 108 | 39.80 | 49.25 | 3 | 1 | 70 | 2 | 1,212 | 23 | 66 | 18.19 | 2.50 | 43.59 |
| 1977 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 12.50 | 39.06 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 4 | 10 | 20.20 | 2.76 | 43.80 |
ODI
Exact yearly figures · 15 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 17 | 16 | 375 | 79 | 28.84 | 68.30 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 6 | 549 | 17 | 23 | 25.34 | 3.73 | 40.69 |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 26.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 11.25 | 4.09 | 16.50 |
| 1989 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 25 | 18.50 | 97.36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 56.50 | 3.51 | 96.50 |
| 1987 | 17 | 17 | 394 | 71 | 28.14 | 82.25 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 5 | 479 | 17 | 13 | 49.00 | 3.79 | 77.53 |
| 1986 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 29 | 17.00 | 65.38 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 78 | 3 | 3 | 40.66 | 5.54 | 44.00 |
| 1985 | 3 | 2 | 101 | 72 | 50.50 | 85.59 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 118 | 3 | 4 | 26.50 | 3.65 | 43.50 |
| 1984 | 7 | 7 | 91 | 22 | 15.16 | 73.38 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 124 | 7 | 8 | 27.75 | 3.95 | 42.12 |
| 1983 | 20 | 16 | 275 | 65 | 17.18 | 74.12 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 371 | 20 | 29 | 26.03 | 4.48 | 34.82 |
| 1982 | 7 | 6 | 188 | 60 | 37.60 | 111.90 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 168 | 7 | 14 | 21.21 | 4.52 | 28.14 |
| 1981 | 7 | 7 | 159 | 60 | 31.80 | 69.43 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 229 | 7 | 9 | 26.00 | 3.60 | 43.33 |
| 1980 | 8 | 8 | 156 | 42 | 22.28 | 97.50 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 160 | 8 | 9 | 34.88 | 3.97 | 52.66 |
| 1979 | 12 | 11 | 145 | 31 | 14.50 | 70.04 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 207 | 12 | 15 | 28.06 | 3.72 | 45.20 |
| 1978 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 34 | 16.00 | 137.93 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 58 | 5 | 5 | 32.20 | 3.47 | 55.60 |
| 1977 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 17 | N/A | 94.11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 15.00 | 3.24 | 27.75 |
| 1976 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 10.50 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 28.50 | 9.50 | 18.00 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
ODI v West Indies · Scarborough
- First five-wicket innings in this archive
Test v Australia · Nottingham
- First century in this archive · 103 runs
Test v New Zealand · Christchurch
- Best recorded bowling · 8/34
Test v Pakistan · Lord's
- Highest recorded innings · 208 runs
Test v India · The Oval
- Latest available scorecard
ODI v Pakistan · Manchester