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Ian Botham

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Ian Botham in Good Morning Britain (2014)
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From the Ashes (2011)
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One of the world's greatest all-round cricketers, and an undoubted world class player in the England sides of the 1980s, whose ability to turn the course of a game with either bat or ball was best seen in the 1981 series against Australia. In 102 Test Matches for England he scored 5200 runs, including 14 centuries, and took 383 wickets, including his best performance of 8 for 34 runs. In 116 One-Day Internationals he scored 2113 runs, his best being 79, and took 145 wickets, his best being 4 for 31 runs.
BornNovember 24, 1955
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    Known for

    Emmerdale Farm (1972)
    Emmerdale Farm
    4.9
    TV Series
    • Ian Botham
    Christopher Ellison in Ellington (1996)
    Ellington
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Botham
    Ian Botham, Kapil Dev, Richard Hadlee, Malcolm Marshall, and Clive Rice in Silk Cut Cricket Challenge (1984)
    Silk Cut Cricket Challenge
    TV Mini Series
    • Self - Cricket Allrounder
    • Self
    Paul Kaye in Anyone for Pennis? (1995)
    Anyone for Pennis?
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Self
    • 1995

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    • Nana Patekar, Danny Denzongpa, Paresh Rawal, Rimi Sen, and Kunal Kapoor in Hattrick (2007)
      Hattrick
      4.3
      • Cricket Commentator (uncredited)
      • 2007
    • Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Kajol, Kareena Kapoor, Jaya Bachchan, and Shah Rukh Khan in La famille indienne (2001)
      La famille indienne
      7.4
      • Radio Cricket Commentator (voice, uncredited)
      • 2001
    • Christopher Ellison in Ellington (1996)
      Ellington
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Botham
      • 1996
    • Emmerdale Farm (1972)
      Emmerdale Farm
      4.9
      TV Series
      • Ian Botham
      • 1995

    Videos1

    From the Ashes
    Trailer 1:50
    From the Ashes

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    • Alternative names
      • Ian & Kathy Botham
    • Height
      • 1.88 m
    • Born
      • November 24, 1955
      • Heswall, Cheshire, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Kathryn Botham? - present (3 children)
    • Other works
      TV commercial for Shredded Wheat
    • Publicity listings
      • 5 Magazine Cover Photos

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    • Trivia
      As a boy supported Chelsea Football Club (London, England) and actually appeared in a game at Stamford Bridge, home of Chelsea in 1981 in a Testimonial game for long-serving player, Ron Harris. He also played professional football for Scunthorpe Utd in England.
    • Quotes
      People keep telling me I should go into politics but my wife thinks I'm too radical. I am to the right of Attila the Hun.
    • Trademarks
        Chest hair.
    • Nicknames
      • Beefy
      • Guy the gorilla
      • Both

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    • How old is Ian Botham?
      69 years old
    • When was Ian Botham born?
      November 24, 1955
    • Where was Ian Botham born?
      Heswall, Cheshire, England, UK
    • What is Ian Botham's birth name?
      Ian Terence Botham
    • How tall is Ian Botham?
      6 feet 2 inches, or 1.88 meters

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