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    "editor1": "<p><strong>London, Aug 1:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Former England captain Ian Botham is set to join the House of Lords after being awarded a life peerage, the UK government has announced.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>According to BBC report, Botham is among the 36 new peers, who also include former Chancellors Ken Clarke and Philip Hammond announced on Friday. He will sit as a crossbench (independent) peer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Botham is the first cricketer to be awarded a peerage since Rachael Heyhoe-Flint in 2011, following David Sheppard, Colin Cowdrey and Learie Constantine as others who have been honoured, according to ESPNcricinfo.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 64-year-old played 102 Test matches for England between 1977 and 1992 and was knighted in 2007, in recognition of his services to charity and cricket. After retirement, he became a commentator and started his own wine label. He has been chairman of Durham since 2017.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In June, Botham had claimed he had contracted the deadly coronavirus at the start of the year which he thought to be was a &#39;bad case of flu&#39;.<\/p>\r\n",
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