Ian Botham
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Ian Terence Botham, Baron Botham (born 24 November 1955) is an English cricket commentator, member of the House of Lords, former cricketer, chairman of Durham County Cricket Club since 2017, and a charity fundraiser. An all-rounder, Botham represented England in both Test and One-Day International cricket. He was a part of the English squads which finished as runners-up at the 1979 and 1992 Cricket World Cups. Botham played most of his first-class cricket for Somerset, also having played for Worcestershire, Durham and Queensland. He was an aggressive right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler for his swing bowling. He generally fielded close to the wicket, predominantly in the slips. In Test cricket, Botham has scored 14 centuries with a highest score of 208, and from 1986 to 1988 held the world record for the most Test wickets until overtaken by Sir Richard Hadlee. He took 27 five-wicket hauls and four ten-wicket hauls. In 1980, he became the second player in Test histor…