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Ian Botham

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Biography

Sir Ian Botham was a larger-than-life cricketer who played for England from 1977 to 1992. Having started his first-class career in Somerset at age…more

Born

11/24/1955, Heswall, Cheshire, England

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Gender

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Guest Star (8)

Role
- The One Show
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  - S 3: Ep 219 Thursday 6th November 2008
    11/6/08
- Gordon Ramsay's F Word
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  - S 3: Ep 6 Episode 3.6
    6/12/07
- Parkinson (1998)
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 7 Richard Attenborough, Ian Botham, Richard Wilson, k.d. lang
    10/21/00
- Trigger Happy TV (US)
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  - S 1: Ep 1 Ian Botham, Bill Wyman
    1/14/00
- They Think It's All Over
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  - S 4: Ep 4 Series 4, Episode 4
    4/30/97
- The Mrs. Merton Show
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  - S 3: Ep 5 Keith Chegwin, Ian Botham
    3/14/97
- Aspel & Company
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  - S 4: Ep 9 Ian Botham, Patrick Lichfield, Joan Rivers
    3/14/87
- This is Your Life (UK)
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  - S 22: Ep 4 Ian Botham
    11/4/81

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Trivia
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- Ian holds the record of hitting a century and bagging 5 wickets in the same match in 5 instances. As of 2008, no one has done the same more than twice.
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- Ian held the word record for test wickets for a brief time. As of 2008, he remains the highest wicket-taker from England.
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- Other than England, the other teams Ian has played cricket for professionally: Durham, Somerset, Durham, Queensland and Worcestershire.
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Quotes
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- Ian: Sport can bring communities together and can release a lot of pent-up emotions.
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- Ian: I've had about ten operations. I'm a bit like a battered old Escort. You might find one panel left that's original.
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- Ian: To me, it doesn't matter how good you are. Sport is all about playing and competing. Whatever you do in cricket and in sport, enjoy it, be positive and try to win.
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