Hand of friendship
NZPA-Reuter Taunton, England Somerset’s captain, Peter Roebuck, wants the England test star, lan Botham, to finish his cricket career with the county. He extended the hand of friendship when he spoke yesterday of the “ludicrous way” the problems during the winter, when Botham quit to join Worcestershire, were portrayed as a head-to-head
battle between Botham and himself. Botham left Somerset in protest over the county’s decision to replace the West Indians, Viv Richards and Joel Gamer, with New Zealand's Martin Crowe. “In the heightened emotion of the time friendships were broken. But it would be great if lan could come back here and feel wanted. Personally, I’d like to see it,” said Roebuck yesterday.
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Press, 24 April 1987, Page 64
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