Booth had no great reputation for batting when he joined Worcestershire, having made only one score of more than 50 in five seasons with Yorkshire. But he turned himself into a highly effective lower middle-order batsman with a very upright stance and a "correct" batting style.
When Booth arrived with Worcestershire, his batting skills were not particularly renowned; he had scored only one more than 50 runs in five seasons with Yorkshire. Nevertheless, he became an outstanding lower middle-order batsman with a solid upright posture and a "correct" batting technique.