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Full name Geoffrey Boycott
Born October 21, 1940, Fitzwilliam, Yorkshire
Current age 68 years 41 days
Major teams England,Northern Transvaal,Yorkshire
Nickname Fiery, Boycs, Thatch
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Other Commentator
Height
5 ft 10 in
Education Hemsworth Grammar School
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
108
193
23
8114
246*
47.72
22
42
8
33
0
ODIs
36
34
4
1082
105
36.06
2020
53.56
1
9
84
0
5
0
First-class
609
1014
162
48426
261*
56.83
151
238
264
0
List A
313
302
44
10095
146
39.12
8
74
99
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
108
20
944
382
7
3/47
3/47
54.57
2.42
134.8
0
0
0
ODIs
36
6
168
105
5
2/14
2/14
21.00
3.75
33.6
0
0
0
First-class
609
3685
1459
45
4/14
32.42
2.37
81.8
0
0
List A
313
1975
1208
30
3/15
3/15
40.26
3.66
65.8
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
England v Australia at Nottingham, Jun 4-9, 1964 scorecard
Last Test
India v England at Kolkata, Jan 1-6, 1982 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Australia v England at Melbourne, Jan 5, 1971 scorecard
Last ODI
India v England at Jalandhar, Dec 20, 1981 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1962 - 1986
List A span
1963 - 1985
Profile
If ever a defence appeared to be impenetrable it was that of Yorkshireman Geoff Boycott when his mind was set on staying in. The features of his forward stroke were the distance he thrust forward behind a big left pad, how low his head was as he searched for signs of movement from the ball, and its balance and compactness. Add a sharp-edged thigh-pad protecting the top of his leg and there wasn't a chink of daylight to be seen. If he hadn't made himself unavailable for 30 Tests in his prime - because, it was thought he felt that he, rather than Mike Denness, should have succeeded Ray Illingworth as captain - he would surely have become the first Englishman to make 10,000 Test runs. He returned triumphantly in 1977, scoring a century in his comeback Test and another - his 100th in first-class cricket - in front of his adoring home crowd at Headingley. As opener he saw his first task as scoring heavily enough to protect his teams against defeat, and in Test cricket and the County Championship - the matches that counted in the first-class averages - he was as sparing with the attacking strokes as, in retirement, he is strident in his opinions on the game. How valuable he was to England is shown by the fact that only 20 of his 108 Tests ended in defeat, mainly when he failed. His most productive strokes, off the back foot through the covers (his speciality) and the on-drive, were majestic in their power and placement. But he was not the man to press home an advantage. A loner, and an insatiable net-player, he was short of friends inside the game; indeed there were many who heartily disliked him because of his self-centredness. But he had charm, and responded warmly to those who offered friendship. After his retirement he became a trenchant commentator. John Thicknesse
Notes
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1965
Walter Lawrence Trophy 1970
First England player to bat on all days of a five-day Test (1977 Trent Bridge v Australia)
Received first ball in a ODI and was first wicket to fall
