All posts tagged "Ian Botham"
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England News
/ 1 year agoSri Lanka fight back in the London gloom
Bad light brought about an early finish for the second successive day in the third and final Test at The Oval,...
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Cricket Paper News
/ 1 year agoA Guide To Collecting Cricket Memorabilia
Once the preserve of the rich and well heeled, sports memorabilia collecting has soared over recent years, as access to rare...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoA Cricket Life Allan Lamb
The England and Northants legend on switching allegiances and taking on the Windies Interview by Jo Harman A loyal servant: Lamb...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAldridge and Thomas consign Lancs to fourth successive defeat
By Richard Latham August 2, County Ground, Taunton Lancashire Lighting 218 Somerset 220-2 Somerset won by 8 wickets Toss: Somerset, who...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 1 year agoLouis Kimber – record breaker
Remember the name, as the saying goes. Because apart from hardcore county cricket fans, not that many would have been aware...
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England News
/ 2 years agoJimmy in numbers
Here are a few of the numbers confirming Anderson as one of cricket’s true greats: 187 – Test matches, second to...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMike Procter
A Cricket Life A regular feature charting the lives of some of the game’s stars, this week the former South Africa...
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England News
/ 2 years ago“Nothing to celebrate” – Anderson on 700th Test wicket
James Anderson insists his history-making 700th Test wicket was “nothing to celebrate” after England’s series defeat in India and is already...
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ICC Cricket World Cup
/ 2 years agoShakib Al Hasan: Scoundrel; Steward; Survivalist…
By Ben Gardner At the 2019 World Cup, Shakib Al Hasan was many people’s pick as the unofficial Player of the...
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Club
/ 2 years agoKing Viv rules up north
Scott Oliver looks back to 1987 when Sir Viv Richards, at the height of his powers, turned out for Rishton in...
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Richard Clarke AKA 'The Grumbler'
/ 2 years agoPulling power
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler Jimi Hendrix always used a Fender Stratocaster, Bruce Springsteen is never seen on stage without his...
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Ashes
/ 2 years agoBotham leads tributes as Broad bows out on high in England win
England great Sir Ian Botham led the tributes to Stuart Broad after the 37-year-old bowed out of Test cricket on a...
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Richard Clarke AKA 'The Grumbler'
/ 2 years agoPassing on the legacy of Beefy
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler At the end of the first day at the Old Trafford Test, reserve umpire Martin Saggers...
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England News
/ 2 years agoMoeen keen to prove ‘old is gold’ as England aim to keep Ashes dream alive
England are hoping to prove that “old is gold” after banking on a vintage attack for their must-win Ashes Test at...
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Ashes
/ 2 years agoBeefy goes electric
MANCHESTER ’81 REVISITED Phil Walker recalls the last time England triumphed over Australia at Old Trafford in the Ashes In a...
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Ashes
/ 2 years agoStokes plays a familiar tune
THE LEEDS REPORT: DAY TWO James Wallace reports on a blistering second day at Headingley By Jim Wallace Day 2 stumps:...
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Ashes
/ 2 years agoLyon has an impressive milestone in his sights at Lord’s
Nathan Lyon is set to play his 100th consecutive Test when Australia and England meet at Lord’s from Wednesday. The second...
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Mel Farrell
/ 2 years agoA decade on and it’s all change
VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN Ten years ago I covered my first Test match as a reporter. It...
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England News
/ 3 years agoOld Trafford collapse and World Cup woe – England’s lowest ODI totals
England slumped to one of their lowest one-day international totals when India bowled them out for just 110 at the Oval...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoAustralia great Shane Warne remembered at moving service in Melbourne
Shane Warne’s life and lasting legacy was remembered by family, friends, former team-mates and rivals at a moving state memorial service...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSir Viv Richards turns 70: How West Indies star forged one of the great careers
Sir Vivian Richards was the most destructive batter of his generation and not a man to be messed with on or...
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Ashes
/ 4 years agoEngland recall ‘caged tiger’ Stuart Broad for Sydney Test
England have recalled “caged tiger” Stuart Broad for the fourth Ashes Test, giving him the chance to work out his frustrations...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBarker hoping for more joy in native north-west
By Richard Edwards KEITH BARKER may be leaving the home comforts of the Ageas Bowl for Hampshire’s County Championship decider –...
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Derek Pringle
/ 4 years agoRISHABH’S FORM IS SIMPLY PANT-S!
DEREK PRINGLE Rishabh Pant is one of the most exciting batting talents in Indian cricket and was instrumental in his team’s...
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Derek Pringle
/ 4 years agoBEEFY WILL DEMAND RESULTS
DEREK PRINGLE Icon: Sir Ian Botham almost single-handedly won the 1981 Ashes – when Prime Minister Boris Johnson was just 17...
County Championships
County Championship 2025: Middlesex Season Preview
County Championships
Young players to watch in the 2025 County Championship season
