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.
Honours
- County Championship - Kent, Middlesex (shared title)
- Gillette Cup - Middlesex
- Sunday League - Leicestershire
- Benson & Hedges Cup - Gloucestershire
- Minor Counties Championship - Suffolk
- Second XI Championship - Yorkshire II
- Wisden - Ian Botham, Mike Hendrick, Alan Jones, Ken McEwan, Bob Willis
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 Boycott | 30 | 1701 | 191 | 68.04 | 7 | |
| Viv Richards | 35 | 2161 | 241* | 65.48 | 7 | |
| Gordon Greenidge | 32 | 1771 | 208 | 61.06 | 6 | |
| Greg Chappell | 25 | 1182 | 161* | 59.10 | 5 | |
| Graham Roope | 31 | 1431 | 115 | 55.03 | 5 | |
| 1977 English cricket season – leading batsmen by aggregate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Innings | Runs | Highest | Average | 100s | |
| Viv Richards | 35 | 2161 | 241* | 65.48 | 7 | |
| Gordon Greenidge | 32 | 1771 | 208 | 61.06 | 6 | |
| Ken McEwan | 37 | 1702 | 218 | 51.57 | 8 | |
| Geoffrey Boycott | 30 | 1701 | 191 | 68.04 | 7 | |
| Zaheer Abbas | 36 | 1584 | 205* | 52.80 | 5 | |
Leading bowlers
| 1977 English cricket season – leading bowlers by average | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | |
| Bob Woolmer | 805 | 50 | 289 | 19 | 15.21 | |
| Mike Hendrick | 3376 | 189 | 1068 | 67 | 15.94 | |
| Wayne Daniel | 3097 | 142 | 1233 | 75 | 16.44 | |
| Sarfraz Nawaz | 2920 | 130 | 1246 | 73 | 17.06 | |
| Richard Hills | 1293 | 60 | 566 | 33 | 17.15 | |
| 1977 English cricket season – leading bowlers by aggregate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | |
| Mike Procter | 4665 | 226 | 1967 | 109 | 18.04 | |
| Ian Botham | 3995 | 149 | 1983 | 88 | 22.53 | |
| Geoff Miller | 3934 | 224 | 1551 | 87 | 17.82 | |
| John Shepherd | 4432 | 216 | 1734 | 87 | 19.93 | |
| Dilip Doshi | 5705 | 288 | 2442 | 82 | 29.78 | |
References
External sources
Annual reviews
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