Ian Botham
How Rory Stewart led me astray
I have just returned from a tour of Australia and New Zealand, on whose citizens I inflicted An Evening With…
Will beefy Botham get bowled out?
Much was made of Ian ‘beefy’ Botham’s ennoblement in 2020. The hero of Headingley was the headline announcement of the 36…
Will Ben Stokes be the greatest cricketer of all time?
Feeling depressed about politics? I hope not. Politicians don’t shape the world: they are the furniture movers, not the furniture…
Ian Botham’s Ozzie Chardonnay is too good for the convicts
Cricket is the most gracious of games. County grounds in the lee of cathedrals, village greens in the perfect setting…
Spectator Christmas letters: from Daesh to zakuski
Just call them Daesh Sir: I was interested to read Sam Leith’s article in which he appears to argue that…
Let’s set the cops on barbaric fox-hunters
Among those deeply disappointed with the Conservative party’s victory on 7 May was Britain’s diverse and vibrant community of wild…
Sir Ian Botham is a hero – and a fool
Mark Mason 28 November 2015 9:00 am
In 1981, when I was ten and Ian Botham was 26, I thought he was God. Now, the week after…