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Cricket legend Sir Ian Botham on list of 36 people nominated for peerage
Dive right in! Like the weather, the Daily Star's FREE newsletter is a scorcherFormer England cricket captain Sir Ian Botham is to join the House of Lords, the government has confirmed.The 64-year-old, a strong supporter of Brexit, is among 36 new peers, who also include former Chancellors Ken Clarke and Philip Hammond.Sir Ian, who played 102 Test matches for England between 1977 and 1992, is an advocate of field sports and a prominent Brexit supporter who was knighted in 2007, in recognition of his services to charity and cricket.Botham is considered one of England’s greatest ever cricketers, with 5,200 Test runs and 383 wickets.After breaking into the Test side aged 21, Botham wasted little time in establishing his star quality.He