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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

Botham himself had a reputation as a player who played hard on and off the field.

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

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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