10/10/2023 0 Comments England cricketOwed to the Ashes and the Jubilee Test in then-Bombay, his exploits in the early 1980s have since become the stuff of legend. It also made our list of top inspirational sport pictures!īotham was the second player ever to both score 100 runs and take 10 wickets in a Test, and is arguably the most charismatic England cricket captain ever. ![]() ![]() Devastating as a batsman, fearsome as a bowler thanks to his right arm fast swing bowling, Ian Botham’s finest hour was in 1981 against Australia, when his batting skills brought England back from the brink of defeat to a heroic victory with a 149 not-out blitz, in what became known as ‘Botham’s Ashes’ - this image of Botham smoking a cigar at Headingley was snapped then, and has since become iconic. Ian ‘Beefy’ Botham is widely considered one of the greatest all-rounders ever to pick up a bat and ball.
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