On seeing the news about Ian Botham and a river full ... Hughes was unprepared for the ferocity of Botham’s attack. In desperation, he resorted to bowling shorter and shorter, targeting that ...

On seeing the news about Ian Botham and a river full ... Hughes was unprepared for the ferocity of Botham’s attack. In desperation, he resorted to bowling shorter and shorter, targeting that ...

CRICKET legend Ian Botham survived a terrifying fall into a crocodile- infested river when he was dragged out by his former rival Merv Hughes. The pair, close pals since their playing days ...

Botham, known as “Beefy”, accidentally fell into the crocodile-infested waters reportedly after his flip-flops got tangled on a rope as he boarded the boat. Hughes, 62, helped pull Botham from ...

SYDNEY — (AP) — England cricketing great Ian Botham was saved by his former Ashes rival Merv Hughes after a fall into crocodile-infested waters while on a fishing trip in northern Australia.

Cricket legend Sir Ian Botham has revealed he was saved by his fellow great Merv Hughes when he took a painful fall into crocodile-infested waters in Australia's wild tropical north last week.

Sir Ian Botham fell into a river during a fishing trip in Australia England cricket legend Sir Ian Botham was rescued by his former rival after a fall into a crocodile-infested river in Australia.