England veteran Ian Botham has sold his 1981 Ashes memorabilia for a large sum. Cricket star Ian Botham raised nearly £225,000 by auctioning off cherished mementos from his career. Including artifacts from the 1981 Ashes series.
Ian Botham, the renowned cricket hero, recently made news when he sold some of his most prized mementos from his long career for a whopping £225,000. The auction, held in the famed Long Room at Surrey’s hallowed home ground. The KIA Oval, featured almost 240 objects that reflected Botham’s incredible career in cricket.
The artifacts associated with “Botham’s Ashes. ” A series in 1981 in which his remarkable performance propelled England’s incredible comeback, were particularly interesting. Ben Stokes and his squad will attempt to take inspiration from Botham’s exploits in the present Ashes 2023 series as the current Ashes series against Australia is 2-1.
The purest form of the game, which saw Botham’s hypnotic achievement of taking five wickets for one run in the ensuing Edgbaston Test, was the most popular, collecting a whopping £20,000. Equally memorable the stump he forcibly uprooted following the miracle Headingley victory, which sold for £11,000. His well-deserve ‘Man of the Match’ medal from that game was also sold for £19,000.
Botham’s career direction was shaped by the 1981 Ashes series. After relinquishing the captaincy and trailing 1-0 after two matches, England faced Australia in the third test at Headingley in Leeds. England appear destined for a devastating defeat after being force to follow on. Botham shown incredible resilience, scoring a brilliant unbeaten 149 runs, setting a modest target of 130 for the visitors. Bob Willis then stepped up to the plate. Taking eight wickets and pushing England to one of their most famous victories.
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Botham also sold gift ‘Baggy Green’ cap of Australian legend Allan Border
The stump from the Edgbaston victory, captured in images as Ian Botham fled from the field to avoid a pitch invasion, sold for £7,000. Botham’s player of the season award netted him £8,000, while his England Test blazer. Somerset cap, and an Australia “baggy green. ” cap given to him by former Australian captain Allan Border each netted £1,800, £2,700, and £13,000.
The famous England blue one-day jersey he wore at the 1992 World Cup. n which England barely lost to Pakistan in the final, for a reasonable £11,000. Furthermore, his BBC SPOTY Lifetime award, given to him in 2004, netted him £3,600.
Botham, 67, popularly known as “Beefy,” opted to part with his prized items as part of downsizing and moving forward in his life. The auction was held at Knight’s Auctioneers in Norwich, Norfolk, where auctioneer Tim Knight stressed the attractiveness of Botham’s name, particularly with regard to the objects related with the 1981 Ashes, often known as “Botham’s Ashes.”
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