Ian Botham

Sir Ian Botham

Botham prior to the 3rd day of the 1st Test of the 2013 England v Australia Ashes series
Personal information
Full name	Sir Ian Terence Botham OBE
Born	(1955-11-24) 24 November 1955 (age 61) Heswall, Wirral England
Nickname	Beefy, Both, Guy
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	England
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
1974–86	Somerset
1987–88	Queensland
1987–91	Worcestershire
1992–93	Durham
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODI FC LA Matches 102 116 402 470 Runs scored 5200 2113 19399 10474 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 21815 6271 63547 22899 Wickets 383 145 1172 612 Bowling average 28.40 28.54 27.22 24.94 5 wickets in innings 27 0 59 3 10 wickets in match 4 n/a 8 n/a Best bowling 8/34 4/31 8/34 5/27 Catches/stumpings 120/– 36/– 354/– 196/–
Source: [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1529/1529.html Association football career Full name Ian Botham Playing position Centre half Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1978–80 Yeovil Town 17 (1) 1980–85 Scunthorpe United 11 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ], 22 August 2007

Source: [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1529/1529.html

Sir Ian Terence Botham, OBE (born 24 November 1955) is a former England Test cricketer and Test team captain, and current cricket commentator. In Test cricket, Botham scored 5,200 runs (14 centuries), took 383 wickets and, fielding predominantly in the slips, held 120 catches. In all first-class cricket, he scored 19,399 runs at an average of 33.97, took 1,172 wickets at 27.22 and held 354 catches. He played mainly for Somerset; and also for Durham and Worcestershire as well as a season (1987–88) in Australia playing for Queensland.

While at times a controversial player both on and off the field, Botham held a number of Test cricket records. These included the record for the highest number of wickets taken by an England bowler, until 17 April 2015 when his total was surpassed by Jimmy Anderson. Botham was one of England's most successful all-rounders, particularly in Test cricket, although his award of a knighthood was actually in recognition of his services to charity. He earned knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in the 2007 New Years Honours List and on 8 August 2009, after that he became Sir title which was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

Botham was a talented footballer, and made 11 appearances in the Football League for Scunthorpe United. He remains well known by his nickname "Beefy".