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Ian Botham


Widely regarded as one of cricket's greatest all-rounders, Lord Ian Botham OBE clocked up 5,200 Test runs, 383 Test wickets (a former world record), and 14 centuries over a 15-year England career. He was knighted in 2007 for services to charity and sport, and appointed a life peer in 2020. A multiple best-selling author, this is his first book in over 15 years. He lives in North Yorkshire with his wife, Kath.

Books by Ian Botham

My Sporting Heroes

Cricket legend Sir Ian Botham's personal perspective on what it takes to be a sporting hero and which sportsmen and women make the grade

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Botham's Book of the Ashes

Cricket icon Sir Ian Botham recollects his many Ashes experiences

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Head On - Ian Botham: The Autobiography

The definitive autobiography of by far and away English cricket's greatest living legend

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