Geoffrey Boycott
Sir Geoffrey Boycott OBE (born 21 October 1940) is a former Test cricketer and sports commentator. He played cricket for Yorkshire and England from 1964 until 1982. His career lasted from 1962 to 1986. He was a well known opening batsmen. He was a part of the English squad which finished as runners-up at the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
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| Born | 21 October 1940 Fitzwilliam, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 422) | 4 June 1964 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 1 January 1982 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 1) | 5 January 1971 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 20 December 1981 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1962–1986 | Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971/72 | Northern Transvaal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Boycott also commentated for BBC Radio 4. He retired in 2020. Boycott was born in Fitzwilliam, West Yorkshire.
Boycott was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Civil Division in the 1980 Birthday Honours "for services to Cricket".[2][3] He was knighted in the 2019 Resignation Honours of Theresa May.
In 2002, Boycott was diagnosed with throat cancer, which was successfully treated within a year. In July 2024, the cancer had returned.[4][5] He had cancer-related surgery later that month.[6][7]
References
change- ↑ McKinstry, pp. ix–i.
- ↑ "Geoffrey Boycott accuses England cricket flops of devaluing MBE". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 22 July 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- ↑ "No. 48212". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 1980. pp. 9–10.
- ↑ "Boycott reveals second cancer diagnosis". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ↑ "Sir Geoffrey Boycott reveals cancer diagnosis". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ↑ "Boycott has surgery on throat cancer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ↑ "Sir Geoffrey Boycott's daughter pens positive update after cricket icon's cancer diagnosis". Daily Express. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
Other websites
change- Geoffrey Boycott at ESPNcricinfo
- "Under the duvet with TMS for the Ashes (Containing an audio commentary of Boycott's 100th Century)". Test Match Special. BBC.
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