1977 English cricket season

The 1977 English cricket season was the 78th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. It was played out in the aftermath of the Kerry Packer affair. Geoffrey Boycott returned to Test cricket and managed to score his 100th career century in the Headingley Test. An Australian team that was clearly affected by Packer proved to be no match for an England side that stayed together despite the controversy. The County Championship title was shared for only the third time in history after Middlesex and Kent finished on the same points.

1977 English cricket season

Honours

Test series

Cumulative record - Test wins 1876-1977
England 74
Australia 88
Drawn 68

County Championship

Gillette Cup

Benson & Hedges Cup

Sunday League

Leading batsmen

1977 English cricket season leading batsmen by average
Name Innings Runs Highest Average 100s
Geoffrey Boycott30170119168.047
Viv Richards352161241*65.487
Gordon Greenidge32177120861.066
Greg Chappell251182161*59.105
Graham Roope31143111555.035
1977 English cricket season leading batsmen by aggregate
Name Innings Runs Highest Average 100s
Viv Richards352161241*65.487
Gordon Greenidge32177120861.066
Ken McEwan37170221851.578
Geoffrey Boycott30170119168.047
Zaheer Abbas361584205*52.805

Leading bowlers

1977 English cricket season leading bowlers by average
Name Balls Maidens Runs Wickets Average
Bob Woolmer805502891915.21
Mike Hendrick337618910686715.94
Wayne Daniel309714212337516.44
Sarfraz Nawaz292013012467317.06
Richard Hills1293605663317.15
1977 English cricket season leading bowlers by aggregate
Name Balls Maidens Runs Wickets Average
Mike Procter4665226196710918.04
Ian Botham399514919838822.53
Geoff Miller393422415518717.82
John Shepherd443221617348719.93
Dilip Doshi570528824428229.78

References

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