Sir Ian Botham has pledged to do another charity walk immediately after finishing his 10-day hike through 10 towns.
The cricket legend’s latest walk marked the 25th anniversary of his John O’Groats to Land’s End adventure and helped raise money for his charity Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research.
Also known as “Beefy”, Sir Ian finished his walk at London’s Hyde Park and said that giving up on the walks was not on his agenda. He said he would continue, “if only to annoy those people who keep saying I’m retiring”.
More than £10 million has been generated by the 54-year-old for his cancer charity since the beginning of his now-celebrated walk across the length of Britain in 1985.
Then a nine-year-old Leukaemia sufferer, Ross Lindsey was carried by Sir Ian on his shoulders during the 1985 walk. He is now 33.
Mr Lindsay also accompanied Beefy on the latest 10-town walk, but could not complete the walk due to an injury.
The former cancer sufferer said of Sir Ian Botham: “I do not know how he does it, because I’m ruined.”
Sir Ian, meanwhile, was basking in the glory of his triumph. “Fantastic, I can see the finish line. It has been tremendous, a great success,” he said as the walk ended.
The walk saw participants visit Manchester, Birmingham, Worcester, Bristol, Winchester, Epsom, Reading, Milton Keynes and Chelmsford before arriving in the capital.
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