Geoffrey Boycott

Sir
Geoffrey Boycott
OBE

Watercolour artwork of Geoffrey Boycott
Personal information
Born	(1940-10-21) 21 October 1940 (age 84) Fitzwilliam, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Nickname	Boycs Fiery GLY (Greatest Living Yorkshireman) Sir Geoffrey[1] Thatch
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Opening batsman
International information
National side	England (1964–1982)
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
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1962–1986	Yorkshire
1971/72	Northern Transvaal
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 108 36 609 313 Runs scored 8,114 1,082 48,426 10,095 Batting average 47.72 36.06 56.83 39.12 100s/50s 22/42 1/9 151/238 8/74 Top score 246* 105 261* 146 Balls bowled 944 168 3,685 1,975 Wickets 7 5 45 30 Bowling average 54.57 21.00 32.42 40.26 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/47 2/14 4/14 3/15 Catches/stumpings 33/– 5/– 264/– 99/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  England ICC Cricket World Cup Runner-up 1979 England
Source: CricketArchive, 7 December 2008

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.

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]

1. ↑ McKinstry, pp. ix–i.
2. ↑ "Geoffrey Boycott accuses England cricket flops of devaluing MBE". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 22 July 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
3. ↑ "No. 48212". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 1980. pp. 9–10.
4. ↑ "Boycott reveals second cancer diagnosis". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
5. ↑ "Sir Geoffrey Boycott reveals cancer diagnosis". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
6. ↑ "Boycott has surgery on throat cancer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
7. ↑ "Sir Geoffrey Boycott's daughter pens positive update after cricket icon's cancer diagnosis". Daily Express. Retrieved 18 July 2024.