Ian Botham

Henry Blofeld is taking to the stage in Halifax to share memories from his life and career.

Henry Blofeld: Cricket commentator on success of Test Match Special

Poinsettias at Ravensworth Nurseries in 2017

Yorkshire garden centre closes due to huge cost rises

Stuart Broad of England celebrates the wicket of Travis Head of Australia and his 600th Test Career Wicket during Day One of the LV= Insurance Ashes 4th Test Match between England and Australia at Emirates Old Trafford (Picture: Clive Mason/Getty Images)

'I'm addicted to Test cricket' - Stuart Broad reaches 600 wickets

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JULY 18: England captain Ben Stokes speaks to the media during a press conference at Emirates Old Trafford on July 18, 2023 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

England captain Ben Stokes 'devastated' by Ashes snub to North

York’s Myles Harrison celebrates his try with Ronan Michael. (Photo: Olly Hassell/SWpix.com)

Plucky underdogs give Super League high-flyers huge scare on proud night

Mike Black, the director of Sound Leisure, is pictured with Lord Botham

Cricket legend Lord Ian Botham visits Leeds jukebox manufacturer Sound Leisure

Katherine Brunt: Yorkshire bowler retired from Test-match cricket at the weekend. (Picture: PA)

‘Blond Goughie’ Katherine Brunt earns high praise from Darren Gough himself

The Indus is closing its doors for a huge makeover.

Landmark 200-year-old Yorkshire restaurant to close down for restoration work

Australia's Aaron Finch believes the Ashes tour Down Under will go ahead. Picture: Shaun Botterill/NMC Pool/PA

Finch confident Ashes tour will go ahead

cricket legend Ian Botham is Britain's trade ambassador to Australia.

Time for Ian Botham to bat for farmers and not Boris Johnson – Yorkshire Post Le...

Eddie Healey, who died this weekend.

Remembering the Yorkshire legend that is Eddie Healey - Mark Casci

Miss Yorkshire posed without makeup alongside her fellow Miss England contestants

Ian Botham’s granddaughter stars in Miss England’s bare face competition

Hero: England batsman Ian Botham smiles as he hits out off the bowling of Geoff Lawson during his 149 not out during the 2nd innings of the 3rd Cornhill Test against Australia at Headingley on July 20, 1981. Picture: Getty Images

Headingley miracle: Ian Botham's or Ben Stokes's the best?

Got him: Rishabh Pant stumps Dan Lawrence.

India v England - What on earth is going on out there? Chris Waters

Ravi Ashwin of India has dominated England with bat and ball. (Picture: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

India v England - Ravi Ashwin torments with bat and ball

Former cricketer Ian Botham is now a Conservative peer.

Ian Botham goes in to bat for free TV licences for over-75s – The Yorkshire Post...

Sir David Attenborough.

Sir David Attenborough’s climate change hypocrisy – Yorkshire Post Letters

Dr John Sentamu with the Queen at a Maundy Thursday service in York.

John Sentamu peerage ‘snub’ inexcusable – The Yorkshire Post says

Done it: England's James Anderson celebrates the wicket of Pakistan's Azhar Ali, and his 600th wicket in total during day five of the third Test match at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton. Picture: Alastair Grant/NMC Pool/PA

James Anderson plans one last crack at the Ashes after 600-wicket milestone

England's James Anderson (left) celebrates the wicket of Pakistan's Azhar Ali during day five of the third Test match at the Ageas Bowl - his 600th Test match wicket in total . Picture: Alastair Grant/NMC Pool/PA

England’s James Anderson makes history by reaching 600 Test wickets

How - and when - should the House of lords be reformed? Are there too many peers? Bill Carmichael poses the questions.

Time to reform House of Lords and ‘sack’ work-shy peers – Bill Carmichael
IF there is one person you would expect to defend the current House of Lords, it would be Norman Fowler – the distinguished peer and Lord Speaker of the House.

Yorkshire’s Matthew Fisher celebrates with Will Fraine after taking the wicket of Durham’s Alex Lees. Pictures: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com

Matthew Fisher swings game in Yorkshire’s favour at Durham

Former England all-rounder Sir Ian Botham.

Stumped by Sir Ian Botham’s proposed Brexit peerage – Yorkshire Post Letters

The Government continues to be accused of ignoring the plight of carers.

Time to integrate NHS and social care – Yorkshire Post Letters

Sir Ian botham, the former England all-rounder,backed Boris Johnson and Brexit in the 2016 EU referendum.

From Lord’s to the Lords, is Sir Ian Botham peerage ‘cronyism’? – The Yorkshire ...

Boris Johnson talking to Sir Ian Botham, prior to a knock-about during a visit to Chester Le Street Cricket Club in County Durham

Sir Ian Botham to get life peerage for his backing of Brexit, reports suggest

Ben Stokes in action for England. Picture: Getty Images

Ben Stokes vows to lead England with positive intent

Sir Ian Botham Picture: David Betteridge,

Ian Botham’s famous charity walks cancelled after spine and hip ops but now he i...

England's Andrew Flintoff: Made a splash.

On this day - How pedalo adventure cost Andrew Flintoff dear

HERO: Bob Willis, left, and David Gower who were members of England's greatest Test Team to mark England's 1000th Test Match at Edgbaston last year. Picture: Stu Forster/Getty Images

Bob Willis - A great trier who captured the nation’s hearts at Headingley

Bob Willis during day one of the First Investec Test match at Edgbaston, Birmingham, in 2017

Obituary: Bob Willis, cricketer

Bob Willis
Picture: PA/PA Wire.

Remembering Bob Willis and the famous 1981 Headingley Ashes Test
They called it “The Miracle of Headingley ‘81” with the odds on an England victory against Australia reaching 500-1.

Sir Ian 'Beefy' Botham with staff at The Plough in Scalby

England cricket legends Ian Botham and Alastair Cook enjoy drinks at a Scarborou...

House prices could rise in villages off the A66

DOWN THE LINE: The North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

My Yorkshire: Chris Price, general manager of North Yorkshire Moors Railway

Stuart Broad wheels away after dismissing the West Indies batsman Shane Dowrich in the first day-night Test played in this country, at Edgbaston. It took Broad to 384 Test wickets for England, one more than his boyhood hero and now occasional mentor Sir Ian Botham (Picture: David Davies/PA Wire).

Botham was genuinely pleased I'd gone past him, beams Broad

First Test: Joe Root hails Stuart Broad as West Indies are trounced

Englands team trains under floodlights last night at Edgbaston ahead of the first day/night Test to be held in this country (Picture: Aaron Chown/PA).

Botham has been big influence on me, says Broad as he closes in on all-rounder's...

WIND UP: Test Match Special host, Jonathan Agnew. Picture: Rebecca Naden/PA

Chris Waters: Boycott wind-up the latest in long line of classic TMS moments

Gamekeeper Jimmy Brough at Rosedale. Pictures: Simon Hulme

Why the value of gamekeepers should not be lost

Liam Botham

Liam Botham avoids driving ban after legal mix-up

England's Adil Rashid.

Bad ball from Rashid puts even the best player in a spin in India

Former Yorkshire batsman Bill Athey.

Ashes tour was highlight of Bill Athey's career '“ and Ian Botham's

Number one: Andy Murray after winning the championship at the ATP World Tour Finals in London. (Picture: PA).

Andy Murray - how tennis star became a British sporting great

England's Adil Rashid during a nets session.

Yorkshire's Adil Rashid is backed by Moeen Ali to shine in the Bangladesh heat f...

Momentum against grouse shooting 'unstoppable' say campaigners, as petition hits...

The start of the grouse shooting season gets underway on Spaunton Moor, part of the North York Moors, on the Glorious Twelfth. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Slideshow: Glorious Twelfth on the North York Moors as Ian Botham goes out to ba...

Marathon charity cycle ride

A police officer stands outside a polling station being used in the EU referendum at Birstall library, West Yorkshire, near where Labour MP Jo Cox was attacked and killed outside her constituency surgery.

Eu referendum: Remain ahead by 4% in final poll - but it's close

Nick Clegg has defended the cost of the EU.

Cynical Boris '˜whoppers' distorting referendum '“ Clegg

Andrew Lancel who plays Brian Clough in Red Ladder's production of The Damned United.

The Damned United: Can Andrew Lancel make Brian Clough come alive on stage?

Englands Stuart Broad, left, gestures after taking the wicket of South African batsman Stiaan van Zyl (Picture: Themba Hadebe/AP).

Broad is at bowlers' summit but insists end goal is putting England back on top ...

Englands players celebrate after taking the second wicket of South Africas batsman Stiaan van Zyl, on the third day's afternoon session in Johannesbur. Picture: AP/Themba Hadebe.

Chris Waters: Pointless ICC Test match rankings are just not cricket

Englands Stuart Broad, left, gestures after taking the wicket of South Africas Stiaan van Zyl in the third Test. His figures of 6-17 in Johannesburg have taken him to the top of the ICC world rankings (Picture: Themba Hadebe/AP).

Bayliss pessimistic about Finn's chances of playing in fourth Test as Broad clim...

December 3: Nothing new about fracking - and Nimbyism

England's Ian Botham as he plays a defensive stroke against a delivery from Australian Terry Alderman (not pictured), during the fourth day of the third Cornhill cricket Test Match at Headingley, 1981 Leeds. PA Photo.

Video: Botham At 60 - Happy birthday to one of England’s greatest ...

November 24: Ironic timing of defence review

Ian Bell says that hopefully Ive got a lot of cricket ahead of me after Englands Ashes win.

Bell drained as he equals Botham and Rhodes

England's Stuart Broad, (right) and Alastair Cook, (left).

The Ashes: Ability of Cook to forge links with former England greats lifts Broad

ON YOUR WAY: Chris Old, second left, is congratulated after dismissing Bruce Laird in the Centenary Test at Lords in 1980.

The Ashes: Yorkshire’s Old enjoys heat of both Melbourne and Headingley