1977 English cricket season
The 1977 English cricket season was played out in the aftermath of the Kerry Packer affair. Geoffrey Boycott returned to Test cricket and managed to time things so that he scored 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.
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
Test series
Main article: Australian cricket team in England in 1977
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 | |
External sources
Annual reviews
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