Ian Botham - Benson & Hedges World Cup 1992, a sterling silver Runners-up medal, 1992

Ian Botham - Benson & Hedges World Cup 1992, a sterling silver Runners-up medal, 1992, presented to Botham the obverse inscribed BENSON & HEDGES WORLD CUP 1992, the reverse of Runners Up Benson & Hedges World Cup Final March 25, 1992, Melbourne, Australia’, surrounded by the names of participating countries

Botham had a strong tournament with two ‘Man of the Match’ awards in the games against India and Australia, in the final a late Pakistan assault and he ended with figures of 1/42 off seven overs, opening the batting as he had throughout he was dismissed for a duck off six balls and England were bowled out for 227, 22 runs short of their target, this was Botham’s last World Cup, and he retired from first-class cricket the following year in 1993.

Provenance: Knights, The Cricket Collection of Lord Botham, 15th July 2023, Lot 172