Ian Botham
| Full name: | Ian Terence Botham |
| Born: | 24th November 1955, Oldfield, Heswall, Cheshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Education: | Bucklers Mead Secondary School, Yeovil |
| Other Sports: | Football for Yeovil Town (1978-80), Scunthorpe United (1980-85) |
| Biography: | Awarded OBE in 1992 New Year's Honours and knighted in 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to cricket and charity work. Created a life peer (Baron Botham of Ravensworth in the County of North Yorkshire) in 2020. |
| Relations: | Grandson: JI Botham; Son: LJ Botham |
| Teams: | England (ODI: 1976-1992); England (Test: 1977-1992); Somerset (Main ListA: 1973-1986); Somerset (Main FC: 1974-1986); Worcestershire (Main FC: 1987-1991); Worcestershire (Main ListA: 1987-1991); Queensland (Main FC: 1987/88); Queensland (Main ListA: 1987/88); Durham (Main ListA: 1992-1993); Durham (Main FC: 1992-1993); Somerset Second XI (Minor Counties Championship: 1973-1974); All teams |
| Somerset cap: 1976 | |
| Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year: 1977 | |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1978 | |
| Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year: 1982 | |
| Walter Lawrence Trophy winner: 1982, 1985 | |
| Somerset Captain: 1984 - 1985 | |
| Somerset benefit season: 1984 (raised 90,822 pounds) | |
| Worcestershire cap: 1987 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Articles: | Four England players included in Hall of Fame |
| They are England fans: Botham | |
| England launch 'Thrashes' inquest | |
| Bowling plans were stolen, says Botham | |
| List of all articles | |
| Pictures: | England's spin bowling Coach Mushtaq Ahmed talking with Ian Botham |
| Shane Warne and Ian Botham after pitch report | |
| Ian Botham in 1987 | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1977-1992) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| England | 102 | 161 | 6 | 5200 | 208 | 33.54 | 14 | 22 | 60.71 | 120 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1977-1992) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| England | 21815 | 788 | 10878 | 383 | 8-34 | 28.40 | 27 | 4 | 56.95 | 2.99 |
| ODI Career Batting and Fielding (1976-1992) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| England | 116 | 106 | 15 | 2113 | 79 | 23.21 | 0 | 9 | 79.10 | 36 | |
| ODI Career Bowling (1976-1992) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| England | 6271 | 109 | 4139 | 145 | 4-31 | 28.54 | 3 | 0 | 43.24 | 3.96 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1974-1993) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 402 | 617 | 46 | 19399 | 228 | 33.97 | 38 | 97 | 354 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1974-1993) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 63547 | 2319 | 31902 | 1172 | 8-34 | 27.22 | 59 | 8 | 54.22 | 3.01 |
| List A Career Batting and Fielding (1973-1993) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 470 | 419 | 64 | 10474 | 175* | 29.50 | 7 | 46 | 196 | |
| List A Career Bowling (1973-1993) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 22899 | 413 | 15264 | 612 | 5-27 | 24.94 | 16 | 3 | 37.41 | 3.99 |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Batting and Fielding (1973-1974) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Somerset Second XI | 7 | 13 | 0 | 358 | 82 | 27.53 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Bowling (1973-1974) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Somerset Second XI | 862 | 28 | 491 | 20 | 4-60 | 24.55 | 0 | 0 | 43.10 | 3.41 |
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