District cricket in Australia (1976–77) In the winter of 1976–77, after he had made his first two international appearances, Botham played District Cricket in Melbourne, Australia for the University of Melbourne Cricket Club. He was joined by Yorkshire's Graham Stevenson. They were signed for the second half of the season on a sponsorship arranged through the Test and County Cricket Board (TCCB) by Whitbread's Brewery. Five of the competition's 15 rounds were abandoned because of adverse weather.Doust (1981), p. 50. It was apparently on this trip that Botham originally fell out with the former Australian captain Ian Chappell. The cause seems to have been a cricket-related argument in a bar, which may have resulted in Chappell being pushed off his stool (the story is widely sourced but accounts differ). This became a long-running feud and, as late as the 2010–11 Ashes series, there was an altercation between Botham and Chappell in a car park at the Adelaide Oval.
district cricket in australia (1976–77) in the winter of 1976–77 after he had made his first two international appearances botham played district cricket in melbourne australia for the university of melbourne cricket club he was joined by yorkshire's graham stevenson they were signed for the second half of the season on a sponsorship arranged through the test and county cricket board (tccb) by whitbread's brewery five of the competition's 15 rounds were abandoned because of adverse weatherdoust (1981) p 50 it was apparently on this trip that botham originally fell out with the former australian captain ian chappell the cause seems to have been a cricket-related argument in a bar which may have resulted in chappell being pushed off his stool (the story is widely sourced but accounts differ) this became a long-running feud and as late as the 2010–11 ashes series there was an altercation between botham and chappell in a car park at the adelaide oval