Ian Botham
England
Personal information
Full name	Ian Terence Botham
Nickname	Beefy
Born	24 November 1955 (1955-11-24) (age 52)
	Heswall, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Role	All-rounder
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium
International information
Test debut (cap 474)	28 July 1977: v Australia
Last Test	18 June 1992: v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 33)	26 August 1976: v West Indies
Last ODI	24 August 1992: v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1992–1993	Durham
1987–1991	Worcestershire
1987–1988	Queensland
1974–1986	Somerset
Career statistics
	Tests	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	102	116	402	470
Runs scored	5200	2113	19399	10474
Batting average	33.54	23.21	33.97	29.50
100s/50s	14/22	0/9	38/97	7/46
Top score	208	79	228	175*
Balls bowled	21815	6271	63547	22899
Wickets	383	145	1172	612
Bowling average	28.40	28.54	27.22	24.94
5 wickets in innings	27	0	59	3
10 wickets in match	4	n/a	8	n/a
Best bowling	8/34	4/31	8/34	5/27
Catches/stumpings	120/–	36/–	354/–	196/–
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Sir Ian Terence Botham, OBE (born 24 November 1955) is a former England Test cricketer and Test team captain, and current cricket commentator. He was a genuine all-rounder with 14 centuries and 383 wickets in Test cricket, and remains well known by his nicknames "Beefy" ^[1] and "Guy the Gorilla".^[2] While a controversial player both on and off the field at times, Botham also held a number of test cricket records, and still retains the highest number of wickets taken by any England bowler. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. ... This article is about the sport. ... An all-rounder is a cricket player who excels at both batting and bowling. ... // A nickname is a name of an entity or thing that is not its proper name. ... Guy the Gorilla was a large African lowland gorilla who lived in London Zoo. ...

Early life

Botham was born in Heswall, Wirral to Herbert Leslie Botham (who worked for Westland) and Violet Marie Collett (a nurse)[2]. Both his mother and father played cricket. He went to Milford Junior School in Yeovil,Somerset, where his "love affair" with sport began, and played for Somerset Under-15s.^[3] He left Buckler's Mead Comprehensive School at 15, being only interested in playing cricket for Somerset, although he also had an offer to play football with Crystal Palace F.C.^[4] From an early age he was always single-minded. When informed that Ian wanted to be a sportsman, the careers master at his school said to him 'Fine, everyone wants to play sport, but what are you really going to do?'. , Heswall is a town on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. ... Wirral is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies part of the Wirral peninsula, more commonly known locally as The Wirral. ... Westland Aircraft was a British aircraft manufacturer located in Yeovil in Somerset, formed just before the start of World War II. During the war the company produced a number of generally unsuccessful designs, but their Lysander would serve as an important liaison aircraft with the RAF. After the war the... , Yeovil (pronounced ) is a town in south Somerset, England, on the A30 and A37. ... This article is about the county of Somerset in England. ... Crystal Palace Football Club is an English professional football team based in the London Borough of Croydon. ...

Domestic career

In first-class cricket, he scored 19,399 runs at 33.97, took 1,172 wickets at 27.22 and held 354 catches. He played for Durham, Somerset and Worcestershire, as well as a season (1986-87) in Australia playing for Queensland. A first-class cricket match is one of three or more days duration between two sides of eleven players officially adjudged first-class. ... Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. ... Somerset County Cricket Club is a county cricket club with headquarters at the County Cricket Ground, Taunton. ... Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire. ... The Queensland Bulls are the Brisbane-based Queensland representative cricket team in Australias domestic cricket tournaments: Pura Cup (formerly Sheffield Shield), 4-day matches with first-class status, since the 1926/27 season Ford Ranger One Day Cup, 1-day (50 over per side) tournament with List-A status...

Botham started his first-class career in 1974 with Somerset. In 1985 he resigned from the Somerset County Cricket Club to protest the sacking of his friends Viv Richards and Joel Garner. He joined Worcestershire, playing for them between 1986 and 1991. In 1992, he joined County Championship newcomers Durham before retiring midway through the 1993 season, poignantly after Durham's match against the touring Australians. Also of note he was sacked from the Queensland team after being arrested for assault of a fellow airline passenger^[5]. In 1974, when playing against Hampshire and facing the West-Indian fast bowler Andy Roberts, a bouncer hit him straight in the mouth. He spat out teeth and simply carried on[3]. A first-class cricket match is one of three or more days duration between two sides of eleven players officially adjudged first-class. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Somerset County Cricket Club is a county cricket club with headquarters at the County Cricket Ground, Taunton. ... Somerset County Cricket Club is a county cricket club with headquarters at the County Cricket Ground, Taunton. ... Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards (born St Johns, Antigua on 7 March 1952), better known by his second name, Vivian or, more popularly, simply as Viv is a former West Indian cricketer. ... Joel Garner (born December 16, 1952) also known as Big Joel or Big Bird, was a West Indian cricket player, and a member of the highly regarded late 70s and early 80s West Indies cricket sides. ... Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The County Championship is the domestic first class cricket competition in the United Kingdom, mainly in England. ... Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. ... In the sport of cricket, a bouncer (or bumper) is a type of delivery, usually bowled by a fast bowler. ...

International career

Botham made his Test debut for England on 28 July 1977 in the Third Test against Australia. He went on to enjoy a Test career spanning 15 years, in which he played in 102 matches. The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. ... is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of the Commonwealth of Australia. ... For the womens version of the game, see Womens Test cricket. ...

A graph showing Botham's test career bowling statistics and how they have varied over time.

Botham finshed with 5,200 career runs at an average of 33.54; taking 383 wickets at an average of 28.40; and holding 120 catches. He is recognised as one of England's greatest Test players.^[6] He was also England's captain for 12 Tests in 1980 and 1981. As captain Botham is generally considered to have been unsuccessful in that role. His tenure was brief and he achieved no win, 8 draws and 4 losses. In his defence, 9 of his matches as captain were against the best team of the time, the West Indies. M*A*S*H, see Sticky Wicket (M*A*S*H episode). ... The English cricket team is a national cricket team which nominally represents England and Wales, but is a de facto United Kingdom team. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. ... For the womens version of the game, see Womens Test cricket. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Learie Constantine, was one of the first great West Indian players. ...

Compared with many of cricket's greatest players, most of whom were specialists, Botham's averages are fairly ordinary but this overlooks the fact of Botham's all-rounder status, which is uncommonly achieved at world-class level. Of note Botham's first 202 wickets came at 21.20 per wicket, while his final 181 cost on average 36.43 a piece;^[7] the first figure one that would make Botham one of the greatest bowlers of the modern era, ranking alongside the West Indian greats Curtly Ambrose (career average 20.99), Malcolm Marshall (career average 20.94), and Joel Garner (career average 20.97), but the second number depicts a player who, as a specialist bowler, would be unable to sustain a place in many test teams. This difference can be at least partially attributed to Botham's bowling pace being severely diminished by back injury. An all-rounder is a cricket player who excels at both batting and bowling. ... Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose (b. ... Malcolm Denzil Marshall (April 18, 1958 - November 4, 1999) was a West Indian cricketer, regarded as one of the finest fast bowlers ever to have played Test cricket; some have suggested he was the finest of all. ... Joel Garner (born December 16, 1952) also known as Big Joel or Big Bird, was a West Indian cricket player, and a member of the highly regarded late 70s and early 80s West Indies cricket sides. ...

Ian Botham's Test career performance graph.

Botham's batting - although never the equal of his bowling abilities - declined as well, with a batting average of 38.80 for his first 51 tests substantially higher than the 28.87 he managed in his last 51 tests,^[8] again a number that would be considered unsatisfactory for a specialist batsman in most Test sides. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 466 pixelsFull resolution (986 × 574 pixel, file size: 6 KB, MIME type: image/png) This graph details the Test Match performance of Ian Botham. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 466 pixelsFull resolution (986 × 574 pixel, file size: 6 KB, MIME type: image/png) This graph details the Test Match performance of Ian Botham. ...

Despite the obvious decline in his form, Botham retained his reputation of playing to extremes and so, if he played well, he could seem to win a match on his own. He was renowned as a big-hitting batsman, but with a surprisingly classical technique, and as a fast-medium paced swing bowler who could be very effective indeed when atmospheric conditions favoured his style. Swing bowling is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. ...

Records

Sir Ian Botham holds a number of Test records as an all-rounder, including being the fastest (in terms of matches) to achieve the "doubles" of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets, 2,000 runs and 200 wickets, and 3,000 runs and 300 wickets. He briefly held the world record for the greatest number of Test wickets, although his tally has subsequently been passed by several players.

Ian holds the record for the highest number of test wickets ever taken by an Englishman at 383.

He scored a century and took 5 wickets in an innings in the same Test match on 5 occasions; no-one else has managed this feat more than twice. In 1980, playing against India, he became the first player to score a century and take ten wickets in a Test match (Alan Davidson was the first to score 100 runs and take 10 wickets in a Test but that did not include a century). An innings, or inning, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably baseball and cricket – during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. ... Alan Keith Davidson (born June 14, 1929, Lisarow, Gosford, New South Wales) was a leading Australian cricketer of the 1950s and 1960s. ...

During the 1981 Ashes (see below), Botham set a record of six sixes in a single Ashes Test Match at Old Trafford. That record remained unbroken until the 7th August 2005 when Andrew Flintoff scored five in the first innings and four in the second innings of the second Test at Edgbaston, and again until the 12th September 2005, when Kevin Pietersen hit seven sixes in the second innings of the last Test at The Oval. For other uses, see The Ashes (disambiguation). ... Old Trafford cricket ground has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1856. ... Andrew Flintoff, MBE, (born 6 December 1977, Preston, Lancashire) is a cricketer who plays for Lancashire and England. ... Edgbaston Stadium is a cricket venue in Birmingham, England. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kevin Peter Pietersen MBE (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is an English cricketer. ... The famous gasometers, which are now listed buildings. ...

One day internationals (ODI)

Botham ODI career included 116 games from 1976 to 1992. He made his debut on August 26th against the West Indies at Scarborough. He finished with a batting average of 23.21 (nine 50s, no 100s, culmative score 2113 runs), and a bowling average of 28.5 (strike rate 43.24, 145 wickets in total, best figures 4/31). A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played between two international teams each representing a particular country. ... Learie Constantine, was one of the first great West Indian players. ... This article is on the English seaside resort. ...

1981 Ashes Tour: "Botham's Ashes"

In 1980 Botham had been appointed captain of the England team. However, his captaincy was not a happy one; he lost form and the team did not do well. There was also an incident in the 1980 centenary Test against Australia at Lord's where several frustrated Lord's pavilion members threw punches at him, after what they saw as his alliance with the umpires to unnecessarily delay play on a dry, sunny, Saturday (it had rained heavily the previous night).

He resigned the captaincy after a loss and a draw in the first two Tests of the 1981 Ashes series. The resignation itself was the cause of controversy, with Alec Bedser, the Chairman of the selection panel, making it clear to the media that Botham would have been fired in any event. Botham himself refers to the event as his "dismissal" in his autobiography. In this Test, his last as England captain, Botham was dismissed for a pair, the game being the Second Test, played at Lord's. He returned to an embarrassed silence in the pavilion and after the previous year's events at the centenary Test, this possibly was the final straw. For the rest of his cricketing career, Botham always refused to acknowledge the pavilion members when he played at Lord's. AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... The Ashes is a regular international cricket contest between England and Australia, played every two years, so named after the trophy, which is a small wooden urn, said to contain the burnt bails from an 1882 game between the countries at The Oval. ... Cricket is a team sport played between two teams of eleven. ... The Pavilion The Grand Stand Match in progress The Media Centre at Lords Cricket Ground This memorial stone to Lord Harris is in the Harris Garden at Lords Lords Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in St Johns Wood in London, at grid reference TQ268827. ...

Mike Brearley, the captain Botham had replaced, took over the reins for the Third Test scheduled for 16 to 21 July, at Headingley. Australia won the toss and elected to bat. They batted all day Thursday and most of Friday, declaring after tea at 401 for 9, John Dyson having made 102 and Botham having taken 6 for 95. The England openers Graham Gooch and Geoff Boycott survived the remaining few overs, and England finished the day on 7 for no wicket. John Michael Brearley OBE (born in Harrow, Middlesex, on 28 April 1942) is a former cricketer who captained the England cricket team in 31 of his 39 Test matches, winning 17 and losing only 4. ... (Redirected from 16 July) July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley. ... John Dyson (born June 11, 1954, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is a former international cricketer (batsman) who is now a cricket coach by profession. ... Graham Alan Gooch, OBE (born July 23, 1953) is a former cricketer who captained Essex and England. ... Geoffrey Boycott (born October 21, 1940) is a former England cricketer. ...

The next day, Saturday, was a disaster for England: Gooch was out in the first over of the day, and although Boycott and Brearley then attempted to dig in, they were both out before lunch. None of the other batsmen got going at all with the exception of Botham who top scored with 50 — his first half century since his first Test as captain 13 matches earlier. England were all out in the third session for 174. Australia enforced the follow on and piled on the pressure, Gooch was out for 0 on the third ball of the first over caught by Terry Alderman off the bowling of Dennis Lillee. By the close, England had struggled to just 6 for 1, still 221 behind Australia.

Sunday 19 July was a rest day and the papers roasted the lamentable England team. Morale was not improved by the news that Ladbrokes were offering 500-1 against England winning the match. (Controversially, the Australian wicket keeper Rod Marsh and opening bowler Dennis Lillee both placed bets on England to win, claiming that 500-1 were silly odds on any two-horse race.) is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ladbrokes plc (LSE: LAD) is a British based gambling company. ... Rodney William Marsh (born Armadale, Perth, Australia November 4, 1947) was an Australian Wicket keeper. ...

On Monday morning the odds began to look generous as first Brearley, then David Gower and Mike Gatting all fell cheaply to reduce England to 41 for 4. Boycott was still anchored at the other end however and he and Peter Willey added 50 runs before lunch. In the afternoon however, Willey was out for 33 and England were in deep trouble at 105 for 5 as Botham walked out to bat. Matters did not improve as first Geoff Boycott and then Bob Taylor were soon dismissed. At 135 for 7 an innings defeat looked almost certain. David Ivon Gower (born April 1, 1957) is a retired cricket player and current cricket broadcaster. ... Michael William Gatting (born June 6, 1957) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club. ... Peter Willey (born December 6, 1949) is a former English cricketer, who played as a right-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler. ... Robert William (Bob) Taylor (born July 17, 1941, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England) was a cricketer who played for Derbyshire and England. ...

By all accounts, both teams' players thought Australia would win the match. When Graham Dilley joined him at the crease, Botham reportedly said, "Right then, let's have a bit of fun...". With able support from Dilley (56) and Chris Old (29), Botham hit out and by the close of play was 145 not out with Bob Willis hanging on at the other end on 1 not out. England's lead was just 124 but there was hope. On the final day's play there was time for just four more runs from Botham before Willis was out and Botham was left on 149 not out. Wisden rated this innings as the 4th best of all time.^[9] Graham Roy Dilley (born 18 May 1959 in Dartford, Kent) was an English cricketer whose main role was as a fast bowler. ... Christopher Middleton Old (born December 22, 1948, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire) is a former English cricketer who played in 46 Tests and 32 ODIs from 1972 to 1981. ... Robert (Bob) George Dylan Willis (born in Sunderland 30 May 1949) is a former English cricketer who played for Surrey, Warwickshire, Northern Transvaal and England. ...

Willis' real contribution was with the ball. After Botham took the first wicket, Willis skittled Australia out for just 111, finishing with figures of 8 for 43 - rated by Wisden as the 7th best bowling performance of all time. ^[10] England had won by just 18 runs. It was only the second time in history that a team following on had won a Test match. ^[11]

The next Test match, at Edgbaston, looked almost as hopeless for England. In a low scoring match (no-one made a score over 48), Australia needed 151 to win. At 105-5, things looked a little worrying for them, but an Australian win was still the most likely result. Botham then took 5 wickets for 1 run in 28 balls to give England the win by 29 runs. Later, Brearley said that Botham hadn't wanted to bowl and had to be persuaded.^{[citation needed]}

The Old Trafford Test was less of a turnaround and more of a team performance than the previous two Tests, but Botham again was England's hero, scoring 118 in what Lillee claimed was a better innings than his Headingley heroics. His sixes in this innings have themselves become a part of cricketing folklore; three of the five were from Lillee's bowling, two of them in the same over. Remarkably, even though he seemed to take his eye off the ball while hooking some fearsome Lillee bouncers, his sheer power and strength carried the ball over the boundary ropes. Botham had joined Chris Tavaré with the score at 104-5. Botham then scored 118 in a partnership of 149 before he was dismissed. In total Botham batted for 5 hours shorter than Tavaré and yet scored 40 more runs. England won the match, then drew the last match at The Oval (Botham took 6 wickets in the first innings) to take the series 3-1. Unsurprisingly, Botham was named man of the series, scoring 399 runs and taking 34 wickets. Old Trafford cricket ground has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1856. ... Christopher James Tavaré (born October 27, 1954, Orpington, Kent) is a former English cricketer who played in 31 Tests and 29 ODIs from 1980 to 1989. ... The famous gasometers, which are now listed buildings. ...

Football career

A talented footballer as well as cricketer, Botham had to choose very early in his career whether to play professional football or cricket.^{[citation needed]} At one point during his career, in an effort to get fit after an injury, he joined football club Scunthorpe United in March 1980, where he played as a centre forward and made 11 appearances in the Football League.^{[citation needed][12]} He also had a spell at Yeovil Town.^[12] Soccer redirects here. ... Soccer redirects here. ... Scunthorpe United F.C. are an English football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England. ... This article is about football players. ... The Football League is a league competition featuring professional football clubs from England and Wales. ... Yeovil Town F.C. are an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. ...

Controversy

Often controversial, Botham was suspended briefly in 1986 for smoking cannabis^[13] and was accused of racism and ball-tampering by Imran Khan.^[14] He also fell out publicly with other players, including Australian batsman Ian Chappell, England opener Geoff Boycott and Somerset captain Peter Roebuck. ^{[15][16][17][18]} His private life has also made occasional dramatic appearances in Britain's tabloid newspapers, with at least one extramartial affair prompting a public apology to his wife Kathy.^[19] He was also arrested in Australia for assault (see "Domestic Cricket", above). Cannabis, also known as marijuana[1] or ganja (Hindi: गांजा),[2] is a psychoactive product of the plant Cannabis sativa. ... For the cricketer from the West Indies, see Imran Khan (Trinidad and Tobago cricketer). ... Ian Michael Chappell (born September 26, 1943 in Unley, South Australia) is a former Australian Test cricketer, who captained Australia between 1971 and 1975 before becoming one of the central figures in the breakaway World Series Cricket (WSC) organisation. ... Geoffrey Boycott (born October 21, 1940) is a former England cricketer. ... Peter Michael Roebuck (born March 6, 1956, in Oxford, United Kingdom) is a former cricket player and is now a well-respected newspaper columnist and radio commentator. ...

Charity walks

Botham has also been a prominent fundraiser for charity undertaking a total of 11 long-distance charity walks. His first, in 1985, was a 900-mile trek from John O'Groats to Land's End. His efforts were inspired after a visit to a Taunton hospital for treatment on a broken toe. He stumbled into a children's ward and was shocked to learn that some of the children had only weeks to live.^[20] He has since raised more than ten million pounds, with Leukaemia Research (charity) amongst the causes which have benefited. Location within the British Isles. ... Lands End shown within Cornwall Lands End, the most westerly point in England The wreck of the RMS Mülheim at Lands End, 2003 This article is about the location at the western tip of Cornwall. ... For other uses, see Taunton (disambiguation). ... Charity logo Leukaemia Research is a British charitable organisation, established in 1960 whose aim is to research leukaemia, lymphomas, myeloma, aplastic anaemia, myelodysplasia, the myeloproliferative disorders and the related blood disorders in both children and adults. ...

Honours

• 2007 Botham was knighted by the Queen in the Queen's Birthday Honours, again in recognition of his cricket achievements and his sustained efforts in raising money for Leukaemia research (see above).^[21][22] The ceremony took place at Buckingham Palace on 10 October 2007

• 2004 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award.

• 2003 First ever President of Leukaemia Research, the UK's leading blood cancer charity.

• 1992 Botham was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to cricket and for his charity work in the Queen's Birthday Honours.^[23]

• 1988 Awarded Pipe Smoker of the Year

• 1981 Voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

• 1978 He was elected a Wisden cricketer of the year.

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Personal life

He married (Kathy) Kathryn Waller in 1976 in the borough of Doncaster, whom he first met in June 1974. She went to Thorne Grammar School (became a comprehensive in 1973 and closed down in 2005) in Thorne. After their marriage they lived until the late 1980s in Epworth near Scunthorpe. He has two daughters Becky (born November 1985) and Sarah, and a son Liam (born August 1977). Sarah works for Sky as a production assistant, and Liam was a professional cricketer and rugby player, before becoming a commentator for Sky Sports. They, and their son and his wife three children, now live in Ravensworth in North Yorkshire. They were burgled in August 2004 and a quantity of jewellery was stolen[4]. , Thorne is a market town in South Yorkshire, England, that lies east of the River Don, on the Stainforth Canal, and is located at approximately , at an elevation of around 5 metres above sea level, on the Yorkshire side of the border with Lincolnshire. ... , Epworth is a small town and civil parish in the Isle of Axholme, North Lincolnshire, England. ... Liam Botham is a rugby league player with Leeds Rhinos. ... Liam Botham is a rugby league player with Leeds Rhinos. ... This article is about the sport. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... The word commentator has many different meanings. ... Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of 9 channels. ... Ravensworth is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. ... North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in that region and also partly in North East England. ...

Bibliography

• Botham, Ian (October 2007). Head On - Ian Botham: The Autobiography. Ebury Press. ISBN 9780091921484. 

• Former cricketer Ian Botham talks to Sir David Frost about his new autobiography "Head on".

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External links

• Player Profile: Ian Botham from Cricinfo
• Ian Botham at Cricket Archive
• Ian Botham at the Internet Movie Database

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v • d • e Bowlers who have taken 5 wickets in a Test innings 25 times or more Muttiah Muralitharan • Richard Hadlee • Anil Kumble • Shane Warne • Ian Botham • Wasim Akram • Glenn McGrath

v • d • e Cricketers who have achieved the 'All-rounder's Triple' (3000 runs/300 wickets) in Test matches Sir Ian Botham 72 Tests • Sir Richard Hadlee 83 Tests • Imran Khan 75 Tests • Kapil Dev 83 Tests • Shaun Pollock 87 Tests • Shane Warne 142 Tests

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