Lords 1984 …………. Not many had TV at the time, so these clips are memorable !
Sidath Wettimuny scored 190 impeccable runs
Duleep Menids batting in the 1980s Continue reading
Category Archives: Ian Botham
Fisticuffs in Cricket: Ian vs Ian, Warner vs Root, etc etc
Richard Browne, in the Sunday Leader, 16 June 2012, with title: “Warner Incident highlights History of Cricketing Pugilists”
David Warner the pocket battleship from the tough end of Sydney, has been dominating the cricket press this week after landing a glancing blow on the chin of young Joe Root, the England batsmen. Root, the most cherubic player to don the Three Lions since a young David Gower debuted in 1978 with a head full of blond curls and the demeanour of a slightly reluctant angel, appears to have been the wrong man in the wrong place and fingers crossed the storm will quickly die now that Warner has his ban and fine and we can all return to the cricket. Continue reading
Botham to walk the talk
A POWER INTERVIEW WITH SIR IAN BOTHAM …. courtesy of Sunday Leader, 16 June 2013
Q: How long will the walk take?
Sir Ian: We have a fixed schedule where the walk will start in the North at Kilinochchi and finish in the south at Seenigama. The walk will be split into several stages, each of about 20 miles, and spread over 8 days.
Q: How much money will you raise?
Sir Ian: I never set a target. The problem with targets is that once you reach them then people stop giving. I have raised over £13,000,000 (GBP 13 Million) for charity and not once have I ever set a target.
Q: Who will the money go to?
Sir Ian: The money will be raised in the name of Laureus and The Foundation of Goodness and will be used for the benefit of the people of Sri Lanka. The main project is to build a Sports Complex in Mankulam. Continue reading