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Botham's home burgled

Botham's home burgled

Thieves have stolen jewellery worth £70,000 from the home of Ian Botham, the former England allrounder turned TV commentator

05-Aug-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Botham: give Hussain the chop

Botham: give Hussain the chop

Ian Botham, the former England allrounder and now TV commentator, has called for Nasser Hussain to retire from international cricket to let the younger players come through

11-May-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Sir Vivian Richards Foundation launched

Sir Vivian Richards Foundation launched

The Sir Vivian Richards Foundation was launched in Viv's native Antigua on Saturday night (April 10), with a gala dinner at the Crystal Palace Ballroom at the Royal Antiguan Hotel

13-Apr-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

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02-Mar-2004•Test author

End of an amazing series

End of an amazing series

1981 The last day of an astonishing series didn't live up to what had gone on before (the draw at The Oval confirmed England's 3-1 win over Australia) - but several players had cause for satisfaction

01-Sep-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Who writes your scripts?

Who writes your scripts?

All Today's Yesterdays - August 21 down the years August 20 | August 22 1986 Nobody had a greater sense of theatre than Ian Botham

21-Aug-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Last day for a languid hero

Last day for a languid hero

1992 The last day of Test cricket for David Gower , bowled for 1 by Waqar Younis in the second innings as Pakistan won by ten wickets at The Oval to take the series 2-1

09-Aug-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Botham does it again

Botham does it again

1981 Australia needed only 151 to win at Edgbaston - but Ian Botham was lying in wait again

02-Aug-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

A colossus with bad knees

A colossus with bad knees

1936 Birth of surely the greatest allrounder in cricket history

28-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Botham's day

Botham's day

1981 The most amazing day of a famously amazing Headingley Test

20-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

A rare old day

A rare old day

All Today's Yesterdays - July 19 down the years July 18 | July 20 1952 A young and very fiery Fred Trueman continued his personal assault on India's batsmen

19-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

The most famous beard in sport

The most famous beard in sport

1848 Birth of the most famous cricketer of them all

18-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Perfection in gauntlets

Perfection in gauntlets

1941 One of England's most accomplished wicketkeepers is born

17-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Edrich's epoch

Edrich's epoch

1965 A record-breaking innings from John Edrich

09-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Got him!

Got him!

1989 The end of an era

07-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Banger beats Beefy

Banger beats Beefy

One chunky Somerset man grabbed a record from another today when Marcus Trescothick marched out to the crease at Old Trafford in the NatWest Series match against South Africa

03-Jul-2003•Steven Lynch

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