Ian Botham
The 1981 Botham Ashes, 5,200 Test runs and 383 wickets
Overview
Botham produced the greatest one man series in Ashes history in 1981, scoring 149 not out at Headingley as Bob Willis bowled England to an impossible win, then taking 5 wickets for 1 run at Edgbaston and a century at Old Trafford. He finished with 14 Test centuries and 383 wickets, the complete allrounder of his age.
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