Botham embarks on charity walk
Ian Botham has embarked on his 11th charity walk in aid of Leukaemia Research and Teenage Cancer Trust, a journey that will take in 17 cities across Britain in nine days before finishing up in London's Marble Arch on October 17
Cricinfo staff
12-Oct-2006
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Ian Botham has embarked on his 11th charity walk in aid of Leukaemia Research and Teenage Cancer Trust, a journey that will take in 17 cities across Britain in nine days before finishing up in London's Marble Arch on October 17.
Botham, 50, has been an avid charity fundraiser for nearly 30 years, and his previous trips have included a walk from Land's End to John O'Groats in 1985, and the Hannibal trek across the Alps, complete with elephants, in 1988.
To date, he has raised more than £8million for good causes, and in 2003 he was made the first ever President of Leukaemia Research, the only national charity devoted exclusively to leukaemia, Hodgkin's lymphoma and other lymphomas, myeloma and related blood disorders. Over 24,500 people in the UK are diagnosed with a blood cancer every year.
Fans who wish to help Ian "bowl out teenage cancer" can do so by donating online at www.bothamwalk.com or ringing 020 7269 9003.