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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Lord Botham has criticised dropped England captain Ben Stokes for breaking a team curfew and says he does not see "how you justify what happened".

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

Botham, who is president of Stokes' county side Durham, having previously served as its chair, discussed Stokes' behaviour on an episode of the Stick to Cricket podcast that will be released in full next week.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

More dynamic defence from Hawkins and Botham denied Italy centre Leonardo Marin.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 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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