Matches (31)

NZ vs WI (1)

The Ashes (1)

IND vs SA (1)

WBBL (2)

ENG Lions Tour (1)

Sheffield Shield (3)

ILT20 (2)

Sa Women vs IRE Women (1)

SMAT (17)

NPL (2)

231 & 466/8d

(102 ov, T:531) 167 & 295/6

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ENG

334

AUS

(73 ov) 378/6

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Ian Botham

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When Sir Ian addressed the Ryder Cup team

It's a barbaric world out there. At least you have Both to warn you about it

04-Oct-2010•Alan Tyers

An all-round superstar

At his peak, Ian Botham's match-winning skills as an allrounder were unparalleled, and he could have made it to the England team as either a specialist batsman or bowler

03-Oct-2010•S Rajesh

Nothing by half

Botham had bucketloads of self-belief to go with his tremendous talent. Even when age slowed him down he could will wickets into falling with the force of his personality

03-Oct-2010•Mike Selvey

Beefy has a ciggy

Adrian Murrell on the poignancy of a post-match fag

04-Jan-2010

Meeting Sir Ian

Thrilling on the field, glamorous off it, and a do-gooder to boot. After all these years, Beefy is still a great choice as a childhood hero

26-Dec-2009•George Dobell

Big-time brutality

Virender Sehwag made one of the fastest double-hundreds of all time last week. We look at some of Test cricket's other most savage and decisive innings

10-Dec-2009•Sriram Veera

Talk to Beefy

Sir Ian Botham talks to Cricinfo readers from Sri Lanka, where he is for the fifth anniversary of the 2004 tsunami

30-Nov-2009

Chat with Ian Botham

Talk to Beefy in Sri Lanka, where he is for the fifth anniversary of the 2004 tsunami

30-Nov-2009

'Greed is killing the game'

Ian Botham hits out at the proliferation of Twenty20, the idiots who booed Ponting, and all the talk of pressure

23-Nov-2009•Interview by Sam Pilger

Beefy to the max

In the 80s in England, Ian Botham transcended cricket alone - he represented the spirit of achievement in all areas of life

09-Nov-2009•Alan Tyers

Old gold

England's all-time team has just two players from the last 30 years

27-Aug-2009•Andrew Miller

Pietersen makes all-time England XI

One contemporary star lines up alongside greats including Hobbs, Hutton, Barnes and Larwood in England's side

27-Aug-2009•Cricinfo staff

The Flintoff factor

England's totemic allrounder has been more about competence, stout-hearted service and some irresistible performances, rather than out-and-out greatness

12-Aug-2009•Peter Roebuck

Right said Fred

Can Flintoff emulate Botham by helping recapture the urn for a second time, as the latter did in 1985?

22-Jul-2009•Rob Steen

So nearly Botham's annus horribilis

It was Botham's Summer but before that, it very nearly ended in tears

10-Jul-2009•Martin Williamson

Beefy hits it into the confectionery stall

Botham's 149 was mostly all humpty, but one shot stood head and shoulders clear

15-Mar-2009•John Stern

The Fred and Beefy Show

Flintoff and Botham talk captaincy, heroes, Twenty20, and being among the finest allrounders of their respective eras

02-Nov-2008•Interview by Edward Craig

Botham sets off on 12th charity walk

Sir Ian Botham has set off on his 12th fund-raising expedition for charity, walking through nine towns in as many days

10-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

Some more bad boys

In January we featured an XI of players who had been barred from the game. Now, in the light of the five-year ban slapped on Shoaib Akhtar by the Pakistan board, here are some more who have been sent to the dog house

10-Apr-2008•Martin Williamson

Hitting it out of the park

A look at 11 cricketers who enjoyed taking the aerial route

07-Feb-2008•Martin Williamson and Andrew Miller

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