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Ian Botham

England|Allrounder
Ian Botham
INTL CAREER: 1976 - 1992
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The 'real value' of runs: where Root, Lara and Laxman shine

The 'real value' of runs: where Root, Lara and Laxman shine

An exhaustive analysis determining the worth of a batter's Test runs has a great allrounder as the biggest gainer

05-Mar-2022•Anantha Narayanan
What is the highest identical score made by the first three batters in a Test innings?

What is the highest identical score made by the first three batters in a Test innings?

And what is the record for the most overs bowled by a player on debut in his first Test innings?

30-Nov-2021•Steven Lynch
Who are the youngest and oldest men to score a triple-century in Tests?

Who are the youngest and oldest men to score a triple-century in Tests?

And how many teams have won a T20 despite four or more of their batters bagging ducks?

26-Oct-2021•Steven Lynch
Why Garry Sobers is the top allrounder in Tests and Shakib Al Hasan in ODIs

Why Garry Sobers is the top allrounder in Tests and Shakib Al Hasan in ODIs

Rating the leading allrounders of the two formats

09-Oct-2021•Anantha Narayanan
What have been the most significant batting, bowling and all-round contributions in Test history?

What have been the most significant batting, bowling and all-round contributions in Test history?

Analysing the impact of teams and players on match results

11-Sep-2021•Anantha Narayanan
Why Headingley 1981 is a work of art

Why Headingley 1981 is a work of art

Unique and inimitable, it can be interpreted in multiple ways

20-Jul-2021•Osman Samiuddin
Botham, Willis, Brearley, magic: let's cast our minds back to 1981

Botham, Willis, Brearley, magic: let's cast our minds back to 1981

To be an up-and-coming English cricketer that summer was to get a glimpse of the stuff myths are made of

16-Jul-2021•Mark Nicholas
Sir Ian becomes Lord Botham after being awarded peerage

Sir Ian becomes Lord Botham after being awarded peerage

Botham among 18 political peerage nominations announced on Friday

31-Jul-2020•ESPNcricinfo staff
Which is the greatest sub-ten Test innings of the last 40 years?

Which is the greatest sub-ten Test innings of the last 40 years?

Chris Martin v Courtney Walsh, Vishwa Fernando v Jack Leach, Shannon Gabriel v Ian Botham - the debates rage on

27-May-2020
The fighters, the lifters and the leaders

The fighters, the lifters and the leaders

David Gower picks an all-star England XI

09-Apr-2020•As told to Firdose Moonda
Botham, Flintoff, Stokes - who is England's greatest allrounder?

Botham, Flintoff, Stokes - who is England's greatest allrounder?

Ben Stokes appears to be reaching his golden age, but how does he stack up against his celebrated predecessors?

14-Jan-2020•Andrew Miller
From the bank clerk to Botham: cricket's previous SPOTY winners

From the bank clerk to Botham: cricket's previous SPOTY winners

Ben Stokes became only the fifth cricketer to win the award on Sunday night

15-Dec-2019•Andrew Miller
Zed, Viv, Marty and the rest of that '80s gang

Zed, Viv, Marty and the rest of that '80s gang

Mike Whitney picks a team from among the best red-ball cricketers he played against

09-Dec-2019•As told to Crispin Andrews
My Beefy and my Lamby long ago

My Beefy and my Lamby long ago

Mike Gatting picks a team from among the best cricketers he played with

05-Sep-2019•As told to Scott Oliver
Can we finally lay the ghost of Ian Botham to rest?

Can we finally lay the ghost of Ian Botham to rest?

Like Beefy, and Andrew Flintoff before him, Ben Stokes has the spirit and stamina to drag his side out of trouble and into magnificent victory

02-Sep-2019•Mark Nicholas
Nine of mine and a couple of theirs

Nine of mine and a couple of theirs

Graham Gooch picks a team from among the best cricketers he played with

22-Jul-2019•As told to Scott Oliver
'Bowling in limited-overs cricket these days needs to come with a health warning'

'Bowling in limited-overs cricket these days needs to come with a health warning'

Bob Willis talks about his Ashes stints, bowlers today, and why World Series Cricket was good for the game

22-Apr-2019•Interview by Crispin Andrews
All-time England World Cup XI

All-time England World Cup XI

Andrew Miller, ESPNcricinfo's UK editor, picks his all-time England World Cup XI

08-Mar-2019•Picked by Andrew Miller
Durham keen to sign Adil Rashid, says Ian Botham

Durham keen to sign Adil Rashid, says Ian Botham

Ian Botham has welcome Adil Rashid's Test recall, calling him the best spinner in England

27-Jul-2018•George Dobell
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