Geoffrey Boycott

Sir Geoffrey Boycott  (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". 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. He had cancer-related surgery later that month.

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