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      BOTHAM

      MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY

      with Peter Hayter

      

COPYRIGHT

      HarperNonFiction

      A division of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd. 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF

       www.harpercollins.co.uk

      Published in hardback in 1994 by Collins Willow

      First published in paperback in 1995

      Revised edition 1998, 2000, 2001

      Copyright © Newschoice Ltd and Ian Botham 1995

      The Author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

      The publishers wish to thank the following for providing photographs: Allsport, BBC, Benson and Hedges, Kathy Botham, Lincolnshire Chronicle, Patrick Eagar, Hayters, Graham Morris, Pacemaker Press and Thames Television

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

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      Source ISBN: 9780002189590

      Ebook Edition © JANUARY 2017 ISBN: 9780007388844

      Version: 2017-01-18

       DEDICATION

       To Kath, Liam, Sarah and Becky and to the rest of my family, my friends and the cricketing public all over the world who have supported me throughout the years

      CONTENTS

       Cover

       Title Page

       7 The Miracle of 1981

       8 The Lure of the Rand

       9 Sex, Drugs and Rock ’n’ Roll

       10 Hudson and Hollywood

       11 1986 And All That

       12 The Ban and the Comeback

       13 The Somerset Mutiny

       14 In the Outback

       15 These Feet Were Made for Walking

       16 The Last Dance

       17 Ball Tampering

       18 Off the Field

       19 The Worst Team in the World

       20 That’s All, Folks

       Plates Section

       Keep Reading

       Appendix

       Beefy’s Fantasy Cricket Selection

       Cast of Characters

       Career Statistics

       Index

       Acknowledgements

       About the Author

       About the Publisher

       FOREWORD

      Say the name Ian Botham to me and the first thought I have is not of ‘Beefy’ the great cricketer but of a magnificent friend, full of love for people, full of support and ready to give you everything he’s got.

      That’s the Ian Botham I have been lucky enough to know since we first met as youngsters at Somerset back in the early 1970s before travelling around the world and playing cricket for and against each other for more than 20 years.

      And that’s the same Beefy I’m lucky enough to know today, now that

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