Full name: | Ian Terence Botham |
Born: | Oldfield, Heswall, Cheshire, England |
Batting: | Right-hand batter |
Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
Education: | Bucklers Mead Secondary School, Yeovil |
Other Sports: | Football for Yeovil Town (1978-80), Scunthorpe United (1980-85) |
Biography: | Awarded OBE in 1992 New Year's Honours and knighted in 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to cricket and charity work. Created a life peer (Baron Botham of Ravensworth in the County of North Yorkshire) in 2020. |
Relations: | Grandson: JI Botham; Son: LJ Botham |
Teams: | Brisbane Colts (Miscellaneous: 1985/86); Queensland Colts (Miscellaneous: 1985/86) |
Somerset cap: 1976 | |
Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year: 1977 | |
Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1978 | |
Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year: 1982 | |
Walter Lawrence Trophy winner: 1982, 1985 | |
Somerset Captain: 1984 - 1985 | |
Somerset benefit season: 1984 (raised 90,822 pounds) | |
Worcestershire cap: 1987 | |
Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
Articles: | Four England players included in Hall of Fame |
They are England fans: Botham | |
England launch 'Thrashes' inquest | |
Bowling plans were stolen, says Botham | |
List of all articles | |
Pictures: | England's spin bowling Coach Mushtaq Ahmed talking with Ian Botham |
Shane Warne and Ian Botham after pitch report | |
Ian Botham in 1987 |
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