On 9 August 2009 , while commentating on the fourth Ashes Test at Headingley that season , Botham was invited to take part in an on-field ceremony to induct him into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame along with the Yorkshire greats Wilfred Rhodes , Fred Trueman and Geoffrey Boycott . Geoff Boycott was also in attendance , along with Fred Trueman 's widow Veronica and Colin Graves who , as Yorkshire County Cricket Club chairman , accepted the honour on behalf of Wilfred Rhodes . Botham said : " To be named amongst 55 of the most prolific players in cricketing history is a great honour for me . To have my cricketing career recognised in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame is not something I would have thought when I began playing cricket but to be receiving this award today is something I 'm extremely grateful for " . Colin Graves included Botham in his tribute to Rhodes when he said : " It is a great honour to accept the cap on behalf of a Yorkshire legend . Wilfred Rhodes was an exceedingly gifted player and is rightly regarded as one of England 's greatest all-rounders . I am also delighted to see two other great Yorkshiremen and another great all-rounder inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame today "
ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
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