Ian Botham
English cricket legend, all-rounder, and charity fundraiser.
A right-handed batsman known for his aggressive style, Botham also bowled right-arm fast-medium swing deliveries and typically fielded in the slip cordon.[1] Botham's Test career included 14 centuries, 27 instances of five wickets in an innings, and four matches where he took ten wickets; he also owned the global record for most Test wickets from 1986 through 1988.[1]
Quick Facts
- Born
- 24 November 1955
- Birthplace
- Heswall, England
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
Botham attended Milford Junior School and later Bucklers Mead Comprehensive School, playing cricket and football for school teams from age nine.[2][3] In 1972 he left school and joined the Lord's ground staff, where MCC coach Harry Sharp considered him only a potential "good, average county cricketer"[4] He made his senior debut for Somerset in a List A match on 2 September 1973, scoring two runs and taking a diving catch to dismiss Tony Greig.[5][6] In 1976 he scored his maiden first-class century, 167 not out, against Nottinghamshire and earned his first England caps in Limited Overs Internationals against the West Indies.[7][8]
Botham's birthplace was Heswall, Cheshire, and his parents were Herbert Leslie Botham and Violet Marie Collett.[9] After his father secured employment at Westland Helicopters, the family relocated to Yeovil prior to Botham turning three.[10]
References
- Wikipedia, "Ian Botham" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "England's greatest Test XI revealed", ICC, 30 July 2018 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ian Botham" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Doust (1981), p. 34.; Botham, "Botham: My Autobiography", CollinsWillow, 1994, p. 36–37 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ian Botham" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Doust (1981), pp. 36–37.; Doust (1981), pp. 38–39.; Murphy (1988), pp. 16–17.; "Talk Cricket", Fubra Limited (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ian Botham" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Murphy (1988), pp. 18–19.; Doust (1981), p. 39.; Murphy (1988), pp. 22–23.; Murphy (1988), p. 22.; Doust (1981), p. 41. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ian Botham" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Ian Botham: Cricketer of the Year", John Wisden & Co., 1978; Murphy (1988) p. 24.; Doust (1981), p. 42. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ian Botham" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Murphy (1988), pp. 24–25.; "Sussex v Somerset (JPL), 1973", CricketArchive (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ian Botham" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Nottinghamshire v Somerset (CC), 1976", CricketArchive (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ian Botham" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "England v West Indies (1st LOI), 1976", CricketArchive (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ian Botham" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Doust (1981), p. 33.; Barratt, "Family detective: Sir Ian Botham", The Daily Telegraph, 15 December 2007 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ian Botham" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Doust (1981), p. 33.; "Ian Botham: Cricketer of the Year", John Wisden & Co., 1978; Farmer (1979), p. 52. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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