by Ian Botham · HarperCollins UK · tapa dura · ISBN 9780002189569
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«Botham's Century» is Ian Botham's book of portraits of cricket personalities, published by HarperCollins UK in hardcover (448 pages, in English).
Ian Botham selects the hundred cricket figures who, in his view, positively influenced the game during his career: stars such as Viv Richards, Brian Close and Shane Warne, umpires and commentators like Dickie Bird and John Arlott, and celebrities from other fields such as Mick Jagger and Sir Paul Getty. These are portraits with anecdotes, humor and opinions.
It was published in October 2001, at the end of that year's Ashes series. The volume includes abundant illustrative material.
Recommended for cricket fans and sports biography enthusiasts who enjoy stories and anecdotes about its great figures.
Ian Terence Botham, Baron Botham is an English cricket commentator, member of the House of Lords, a former cricketer who has been chairman of Durham County Cricket Club since 2017, and a charity fundraiser. A genuine 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.
