Ian Botham
Cricket Bowler
1955 –
Who is Ian Botham?
Sir Ian Terence Botham, OBE 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 nickname "Beefy". While a controversial player both on and off the field at times, Botham also held a number of Test cricket records, and still holds the record for the highest number of wickets taken by an England bowler.
He is generally regarded as being England's greatest ever all-rounder, particularly in Test cricket, although having earned celebrity status, his award of a knighthood was in recognition of his services to charity.
Just like fellow cricketers Denis Compton, Jim Cumbes and Arnold Sidebottom, Botham was also a talented footballer, and made 11 appearances in the Football League.
On 8 August 2009, Botham was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
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- Born
- Nov 24, 1955
Heswall - Also known as
- Ian Terence Botham
- Beefy
- Both
- Guy
- Spouses
- Kathryn Botham
(1976 - )
- Kathryn Botham
- Children
- Nationality
- England
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Lived in
- Heswall
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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