Background
BOTHAM, lan was born on November 24, 1955 in Heswall, Cheshire.
BOTHAM, lan was born on November 24, 1955 in Heswall, Cheshire.
Milford School.
Debut for Somerset 1974. Debut 1977; went on tours of Pakistan and New Zealand 1977-1978, Australia 1978-1979, Australia and India 1979-1980, West Indies 1981, India and Sri Lanka 1981-1982, Australia 1982-1983, New Zealand and Pakistan 1983-1984. Captain of England 1980-1981.
Captain of Somerset County Cricket Club 1983.
Player for Queensland, Australia and Worcestershire County Cricket Club since 1987. Became first player to score a century and take 8 wickets in an innings in a Test Match, v.
Pakistan (Lord"s) 1978. Took 100th wicket in Test cricket in.
Married Kathryn Waller in 1976.