Botham

British

/ ˈbəʊθəm /

noun

Sir Ian ( Terence ). born 1955, English cricketer: an all-rounder, he played in 102 test matches (1977–1992) taking an English record of 383 wickets

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As James Botham slept, his back turned to the play, Graham pounced.

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Hamer-Webb was forced off briefly with a bloody nose before Plumtree was permanently replaced by James Botham because of a shoulder problem.

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Botham was outstanding after his early introduction and a turnover laid the foundations for a Costelow penalty.

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Botham did not react quickly enough from the restart and Graham gathered a quick Russell kick-off and out-sprinted Hamer-Webb to equal Van der Merwe's Scotland try-scoring record.

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Coach Micky Stewart, who Smith adored and would describe as "my second father", departed at the end of the 1992 summer, which was also a last hurrah for Lamb, David Gower and Ian Botham.

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