Ian Botham

Sir Ian Terence Botham (born 24 November 1955) is a former English cricketer who was an all-rounder, being good at each of batting, bowling, and fielding. He played in over 100 Test matches for England. His best games were in 1981 when he helped England to beat Australia in a series that has come to be known as "Botham's Ashes". Despite his successes against Australia and some other countries, however, he was unable to help England defeat the dominant West Indies team of the time. Botham played county cricket for the Somerset, Worcestershire, and Durham clubs.

Sir
Ian Botham
OBE

Botham prior to the 3rd day of the 1st Test of the 2013 England v Australia Ashes series
Personal information
Full name	Ian Terence Botham
Born	(1955-11-24) 24 November 1955 (age 69) Heswall, Cheshire, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	England (1977–1992)
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
1974–1986	Somerset
1987–1991	Worcestershire
1987/88	Queensland
1992–1993	Durham
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODI FC LA Matches 102 116 402 470 Runs scored 5,200 2,113 19,399 10,474 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 21,815 6,271 63,547 22,899 Wickets 383 145 1,172 612 Bowling average 28.40 28.54 27.22 24.94 5 wickets in innings 27 0 59 3 10 wickets in match 4 0 8 0 Best bowling 8/34 4/31 8/34 5/27 Catches/stumpings 120/– 36/– 354/– 196/–
Source: CricketArchive, 22 August 2007
Association football career Position(s) Centre half Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1978–1980 Yeovil Town 17 (1) 1980–1985 Scunthorpe United 11 (0) *Club domestic league appearances and goals

After he retired from playing, he worked on television for many years as a cricket commentator. He has completed several long-distance walks to raise money for charity, and was knighted for his charitable work in 2007. He played football for Scunthorpe United, and also had an acting part as "James Brooke" in the 1980s TV drama series Howards' Way.