United Kingdom

Ian Botham

Ian Botham is a cricket player who represents United Kingdom. The current team is Yeovil Town F.C..

Date of Birth 24 Nov 1955 (70)
Team Yeovil Town F.C.
Birthplace Heswall

Profile

About the Player

Ian Botham is a cricket player from United Kingdom. He plays for Yeovil Town F.C.. The national team is United Kingdom. In the past, he was part of Scunthorpe United F.C..

He was born in Heswall in 1955.

The details here come from structured records and are not based on opinion. The page keeps the focus on facts rather than opinion. This profile brings together the career information that is available for the player. It focuses only on details that are known and confirmed. The statistics section shows the match data that has been recorded for this player.

Player Details

Country: United Kingdom
Date of Birth: 24 November 1955 (70)
Birthplace: Heswall

On the field

Style and Honours

Career Highlights

BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
1981
Wisden Cricketer of the Year
1978
Knight Bachelor
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Squads

Teams and Country

National Team United Kingdom
Current Team Yeovil Town F.C.
Previous Team Scunthorpe United F.C.

Learn

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