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Botham

British

/ ˈbəʊθəm /

noun

Sir Ian ( Terence ). born 1955, English cricketer: an all-rounder, he played in 102 test matches (1977–1992) taking an English record of 383 wickets

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More wickets than Darren Gough and Steve Harmison, at a better strike-rate than James Anderson and Ian Botham.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

The first is of the superhero all-rounder, continuing a lineage of Botham and Andrew Flintoff.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Unlike the others, Stokes never produced a defining Ashes series - his performances against Australia came in isolation - but he was a better captain than Botham and Flintoff.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

There is one positional switch with Alex Mann moving from open-side flanker to blind-side to accommodate Botham.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026

I try to think outside the box— most men use football teams as passwords, I think, but Tom isn’t into football; he quite likes cricket, so I try Boycott and Botham and Ashes.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

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