Sir Ian Botham- Former Cricketer (In a Nutshell)
- Sir Ian Botham was born in England on November 24th, 1955.
- He was an All-rounder; a Right-handed batsman and a Right-arm fast-medium bowler.
- At Domestic level he played for four teams; Somerset, Queensland, Worcestershire and Durham.
- Having represented England on over 100 occasions in Test match and One day cricket is impressive.
- “I’m not a great one for looking back.”- Sir Ian Botham
Sir Ian Botham- Former Cricketer (Nitty Gritty)
- “Soccer and cricket were my main sports growing up. I had trials as a soccer player with a few clubs interested, Crystal Palace being one, but it was cricket which became my chosen profession.”- Sir Ian Botham
- “I half knew what to expect when I saw the cricket ground in the morning. It was when I started to talk to people working out there, I began to find what I was looking for.”- Sir Ian Botham
Sir Ian Botham- Former Cricketer (What set him apart)
- “Sport can bring communities together and can release a lot of pent-up emotions.”- Sir Ian Botham
- “What’s happened has happened so what can we do to make it better for tomorrow and the day after? That’s why we’re here.”- Sir Ian Botham
- “If you can change three lives in 10, three lives in a hundred, that’s got to be good, hasn’t it.”- Sir Ian Botham
Sir Ian Botham- Former Cricketer (Final Thoughts)
- “There is nothing more exciting in sport when the top two countries in the world are battling for the ashes.”- Sir Ian Botham
- Being captain of England 12 times is a good achievement.
- He retired from cricket in 1993.
- “Retiring for good wasn’t difficult. I knew the time was right. I was no longer capable of achieving the standards I’d set myself and there was no light at the end of the tunnel.”- Sir Ian Botham