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  1. www.thecricketer.com › Topics › newsSir Ian Botham at 65: They say never meet your heroes, but I ...

    Nov 24, 2020 · The 65th birthday of England’s greatest living cricketer – and one who raised more than £21m for Leukaemia Research to boot – should be a cause for national celebration. Alas we live in starkly divided times, and Sir Ian Botham’s political views force people to forget all those centuries, wickets, slip catches and charity walks.

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  3. wisden.com › cricket-interviews › sir-ian-bothamIan Botham on fame, rivalry & the DNA of a great all-rounder

    Nov 26, 2020 · Cricket Interviews. Ian Botham on fame, rivalry & the DNA of a great all-rounder. For issue 36 of Wisden Cricket Monthly Jo Harman spoke to the most influential English cricketer of the 20th century about the DNA of a great all-rounder, the trappings of fame and learning to takes things slow.

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  4. uk.sports.yahoo.com › news › ian-botham-birthdayIan Botham Birthday Special: Quick Facts About the Former ...

    Ian Botham celebrates his 65th birthday on November 24. He is widely celebrated as one of the greatest all-rounders of all-time and is a giant figure in cricket's history.

  5. www.cricketcountry.com › criclife › ian-botham-20Ian Botham: 20 Beefy facts - Cricket Country

    • How good was Botham? : There have been few players who could dominate a Test more than Botham. As many as 30 times have cricketers scored a hundred and taken a five-wicket haul in the same Test.
    • The first-born: Les (a cricketer, footballer, and athlete) and Marie Botham (a cricketer who also excelled at hockey and badminton) had tried for several children, only to result in miscarriages.
    • Morning shows the day: On one occasion, Marie had left Ian with some toys in a playpen and went to the kitchen, only to find the young man at her ankles.
    • Signature style: Ian was seven when Marie found him scribbling something “over and over on a piece of paper” with his tongue hanging out in concentration.

  6. www.bbc.com › news › uk-england-somerset-66658541Ian Botham marks 50th anniversary of senior cricket match at ...

    Sep 2, 2023 · Sir Ian Botham made his senior debut for Somerset Country Cricket Club in 1973 at the age of 17. He was the larger-than-life character on and off the pitch, fondly known as Beefy, and...

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  7. www.skysports.com › cricket › newsLegend Ian Botham an impossible act to emulate for England ...

    Sep 15, 2019 · Botham bagged 383 wickets and scored 5,200 runs in 102 Tests but his character and swagger were equally inspirational, epitomised by his heroics at Headingley in the 1981 Ashes.

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  9. www.espncricinfo.com › story › ian-botham-knightedIan Botham knighted in Birthday Honours - ESPNcricinfo

    Jun 15, 2007 · Ian Botham, one of the greatest cricketers of the modern era, has been knighted by the Queen in her Birthday Honours.