England cricketing legend Ian Botham has completed his 25th trek for blood cancer charity and vowed to start on another.
England cricketing legend Ian Botham has completed his 25th trek for blood cancer charity and vowed to start on another.
Botham marched through ten towns in ten days to mark the 25th anniversary of his famous John O'Groats to Land's End fundraising effort for the charity Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research.
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"I have no intention of giving up on the walks, if only to annoy those people who keep saying I'm retiring," The Scotsman quoted Botham, as saying.
"This walk and all my others over the past 25 years are for children such as these two. I'll keep battling on for this great cause for another 25 years," he added.
The 54-year-old, who is the president of a research centre, has raised 12 million pounds for charity over the years. His total collection last year was over 500,000 pounds.
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