
	Where results make sense

Topic: Geoffrey Boycott

Related Topics

England Cricket

Marcus Trescothick

Nasser Hussain

Michael Vaughan

Darren Gough

Alec Stewart

Graham Gooch

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Mike Brearley

Ian Botham

Tony Greig

West Indian cricket team

Bob Willis

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club in 2005

Colin Cowdrey

	Boycott, Geoffrey - MSN Encarta
		Boycott, Geoffrey (1940- ), English cricketer, one of the most consistent opening batsmen in history.
		Boycott played in 108 Tests, captained England four times, and also captained Yorkshire from 1970 to 1978.
		Boycott was nominated a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1965.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_781529141/Boycott_Geoffrey.html (195 words)

	Geoffrey Boycott - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Geoffrey Boycott (born October 21, 1940) is a former England cricketer.
		Boycott was born in Fitzwilliam in Yorkshire and began playing county cricket for his home county in 1962.
		Boycott's ability to occupy the crease come what may is reflected by the fact that he was the first of only two England players, (and the second player ever) to bat in all five days of a Test match, the other Englishman being Allan Lamb.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geoff_Boycott (808 words)

	Geoffrey Boycott \|\| Unofficial Yorkshire CC - Unofficial Yorkshire CCC news and views
		Geoffrey Boycott (born 1940) is a former Yorkshire and England opening batsman - one of the finest ever.
		Boycott was always a controversial figure and spent three years from 1974-77 in self-imposed exile from the England team.
		Boycott was appointed vice-captain for the ensuing tour of Pakistan and New Zealand that winter, and took over as captain in 1978 when Brearley was injured.
	www.sportnetwork.net /main/s531/st106815.htm (826 words)

	Geoffrey Boycott -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Geoffrey Boycott (born October 21 1940) is a former (A division of the United Kingdom) England (A game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs) cricketer.
		Boycott was born in Fitzwilliam in Yorkshire and began playing (Click link for more info and facts about county cricket) county cricket for his home county in 1962.
		As well as a batsman, Boycott was also a medium-pace (Rolls balls down an alley at pins) bowler, but was never regarded as a genuine (A versatile person who is expert at many things) all-rounder.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ge/geoffrey_boycott.htm (963 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| Angry Boycott denies assault charges
		Mrs Moore's lawyer described Boycott's behaviour as a mixture of the brutish and the caddish.
		Boycott also denied leaving her at the hotel after the incident and said they spent that evening together drinking champagne with the American singer Billy Joel, his manager and his girlfriend.
		Boycott, who was criticised by the judge for not attending court, said his lawyers - a French barrister, an English barrister and an English solicitor - told him the hearing would be adjourned.
	news2.thdo.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/49075.stm (433 words)

	Boycott found guilty of hitting lover 20 times
		GEOFFREY Boycott, the former Yorkshire and England opening batsman, was given a suspended prison sentence and fined £5,100 yesterday for beating up his lover in a French Riviera hotel.
		Boycott, 57, was alleged to have pinned down Margaret Moore and punched her at least 20 times after she threw his clothes and washbag out of the window of their room during a row at the Hotel du Cap at Antibes.
		Boycott's response, she said, was to seize her by the wrist, breaking her bracelet, and throw her to the ground.
	www.portal.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1998/01/21/wgeo21.html (800 words)

	espnstar.com - powered by ESPN STAR Sports: Fantasy Games: Super Selector (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Geoffrey Boycott the batsman and Geoffrey Boycott the commentator are two very different kettles of fish.
		Boycott with a bat in hand was an accumulator of runs rather than a gatherer despite having all the strokes in the book.
		Boycott with a mike in hand, however, is entertainment personified, which sometimes masks his keen insights into the game he played at the representative level for 18 years.
	www.dreamleague.com /new/espnselectormay/html/ENGLISH/geoffrey.html (407 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| today's news Fletcher destroying cricket - Boycott
		Geoffrey Boycott has branded England coach Duncan Fletcher "invisible" while accusing him of "destroying county cricket" and in the process damaging the national side.
		Boycott, 62, is currently recovering from the throat cancer that has halted his successful broadcasting career.
		Meanwhile Boycott said his comments were equally applicable to batsmen, citing a conversation he'd had with two of his England opening partners Graham Gooch and John Edrich, like him heavy run-scorers at both domestic and international level.
	sport.iafrica.com /news/261464.htm (586 words)

	The Hindu : Sport / Cricket : Boycott's testimony proved vital
		LONDON: Umpire Darrell Hair was only ``guessing'' when he decided to penalise Pakistan for ball tampering, according to TV analyst Simon Hughes, one of the three experts who gave evidence at the disciplinary hearing of skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq.
		The testimony of Geoffrey Boycott, another expert witness for the defence, proved crucial, The Guardian stated.
		Boycott also took exception to the idea that an accusation of cheating should be tolerated.
	www.hindu.com /2006/09/30/stories/2006093004992000.htm (526 words)

	Boycott earns Test recall in BBC climbdown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		GEOFFREY Boycott, who was banned from the BBC's Test Match Special team after his conviction in France for assaulting a former lover, will return today in an apparent climbdown by the corporation.
		Boycott was fined £5,100 and given a three-month suspended prison sentence for punching Margaret Moore in the face 20 times in a Riviera hotel.
		Boycott strenuously denies assault and has accused Mrs Moore of trying to wreck his career because he refused to marry her.
	www.portal.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1998/07/02/nboy02.html (298 words)

	Here We Go Again; Sir Geoffrey of Boycott
		Even so, the Spin has always loved Boycott the commentator: gloss over the fact that he repeats himself, and he is the most frank and insightful critic of the lot.
		Boycott and Greig both captained England, but that is where the similarities begin and end: they are two peas from different vegetable patches.
		Boycott was in there like a flash, as if someone had threatened to round the second decimal point of his batting average down rather than up.
	www.buzzle.com /editorials/7-26-2005-73736.asp?viewPage=2 (688 words)

	ARTICLE
		It is a tribute to his determination and quest for perfection that when his eyesight was detected to be weak he practiced hours and hours, session after session to be comfortable batting with glasses (not contact lenses).
		And when you consider that he was an opening batsman having to face the great fast men of these days, on tracks which encouraged the seamers and fast bowlers in no small measure, such a record is one to be cherished.
		The Boycott technique has become a yardstick for batsman and at one point of time it became well nigh impossible to breach his defense.
	www.yehhaicricket.com /article/articlesarchive/geoffrybycott.html (713 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Sports Talk \| Best wishes, Geoffrey
		Boycott, 62, announced he had pulled out of a commentating job for England's fourth Test against India after tests on a lump in his neck showed the "existence of cancerous tissue".
		Geoffrey, I wasn't born when you were in your playing days, but I have always been entertained by your majestic commentary on the game.
		Geoffrey Boycott was an excellent opening batsman for England and today he is an extremely intelligent cricket commentator.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/low/sports_talk/2237086.stm (2630 words)

	:: VivaCricket :: News: Geoff Boycott on the mend! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Geoffrey Boycott, the former Yorkshire and England opener, has come through a nine-month battle against cancer and can now contemplate a return to something like a normal life.
		Boycott, 63, was diagnosed with carcinomas in his throat and his condition deteriorated so badly he was unable to eat or drink and, ultimately, had to be fed by having nutrients pumped into his stomach.
		Boycott is recovering some of the 35lb he lost in weight after concentrated periods of chemotherapy over a two-week period.
	www.vivacricket.co.za /html/news1224.shtml (393 words)

	Why I love Trent Bridge - by Geoffrey Boycott
		That performance against Sobers in 1966 brings a mixture of emotions, but the 1973 Trent Bridge Test is one that Boycott would gladly erase altogether from his memory.
		Boycott had agreed to being recalled to the side in 1977, after three years in the wilderness, to play in the third Test against Australia in Nottingham, 13 years after his debut there.
		Boycott admits that Alan Knott helped him to turn it round mentally during that innings, but he also credits the crowd for refusing to condemn him.
	www.channel4.com /sport/cricket/news/nr_6271.html (839 words)

	Indiainfo.com -> News -> Public Opinion -> Disgraceful Sidhu must quit! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		I understand that at one point Boycott was wearing one of Sidhu's turbans, and that he maintained his sense of humour throughout.
		Boycott has been a strong critic of the Indian team and time and again he has been criticising the team for not chasing runs despite the consistent performance.
		Boycott is by no means God, a lot of cricketers including Indians (Merchant, Hazare, Pataudi, Gavaskar, Vishwanath, Spin Triplets so on) have contributed to this game and Boycott is one among them.
	news.indiainfo.com /publicopinion/sidhu-reactions.html (2409 words)

	Encyclopedia: Geoffrey Boycott (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In a Test match career dating from 1964 to 1982, Boycott established himself as amongst England's finest ever opening batsmen.
		October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining.
		Boycott's ability to occupy the crease come what may is reflected by the fact that he was the first of only two England players (and the second player ever) to bat in all five days of a Test match.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Geoffrey-Boycott (1910 words)

	Boycott back in business
		Geoffrey Boycott, England's foremost batsman of the post-War era, has fought many a battle in his life – not least against the might of the West Indies' fearsome pace attack of the 1970s – but his latest triumph, in beating the throat cancer diagnosed in 2002, has been by far his most significant achievement yet.
		In April 2003 he married Rachel Swinglehurst, the mother of his daughter Emma, and with cancer and a well-publicised court case now behind him Boycott is determined to realise the Carpe Diem mentality.
		Regular trips to his oncologist are a constant reminder of what Boycott went through – up to five chemotherapy sessions a day at one point – but the cussed opener typically dead-batted everything thrown his way before emerging with a clean bill of health and that famously lop-sided smile.
	www.channel4.com /sport/cricket/news/nr_6158.html (805 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| today's news 'Flintoff can be England's Gilchrist'
		England cricket great Geoffrey Boycott has said Andrew Flintoff could be an even more effective one-day international player if he was promoted to open the innings from his current number five berth.
		Boycott, in an article reviewing England's one-day home season for Tuesday's Daily Telegraph newspaper, wrote: "For me Andrew Flintoff has been a revelation, and shown he is England's most valuable player.
		However Boycott fans worried that their 62-year-old hero, who has crafted an image of himself as the ultimate plain-speaking Yorkshireman, had gone 'soft', would have been reassured by his comments about England one-day opener Vikram Solanki.
	sport.iafrica.com /news/253853.htm (541 words)

	Boycott finishes stint with Indian probables : Cricket News : CricketZone.Com
		England batting great Geoffrey Boycott completed his short stint with India's Asia Cup probables on Monday but refused to divulge what transpired during his interaction with the cricketers at the conditioning camp.
		Boycott said the discussions were a "private matter" and it was important that those remained so to ensure there was no breach of trust.
		Boycott, who played 108 Tests and scored 8,114 runs with 22 centuries at an average of 47.72, said he admired Indian cricket a lot.
	www.cricketzone.com /news/20040705-0.html (284 words)

	Guardian \| Cricketer Geoffrey Boycott diagnosed with cancer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Former England cricketer Geoffrey Boycott has been diagnosed with cancer, he confirmed yesterday.
		Until yesterday Boycott, 61, had refused to comment on a Sunday newspaper report last week that he had undergone tests for throat cancer.
		Boycott played in 108 Test matches for England, scoring over 8,000 runs at an average of 48.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4494634-103690,00.html (338 words)

	Sport \| Arlott's last Test
		I don't know whether typical and timely Geoffrey Boycott stubbornness should be the main applause or a typical Australian aggression to the end or perhaps even a typically modest John Arlott final farewell.
		Sir Geoffrey bats it back and then, bless him, offers that concentrated little swordlike flourish long after the ball has left the middle as if to say: "I am in charge at last." I love him for that, the old eccentric.
		And Geoffrey Boycott, who takes his gloves off only at the end of an over or the end of an innings, took off his gloves and joined in the applause.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4516321-108598,00.html (453 words)

	That's not done, skip! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Adelaide: Geoffrey Boycott is not at all happy with his Prince’s performances in the VB series.
		Boycott would like to remind the skipper what an impact a captain’s knock can make to the side.
		Boycott was particularly happy with the Indian team’s performances in the tour since they didn’t succumb under pressure and won some matches from the jaws of the defeat.
	web.mid-day.com /sports/international/2004/january/74891.htm (360 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Geoffrey Boycott on Cricket: Books: Geoff Boycott (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Geoff Boycott is one of cricket's most outspoken voices, his trenchant view expressed on TV, radio and in the press.
		Geoffrey's memory for detail is absolutely staggering, and he presents his arguments with superb evidence and completeness.
		Boycott must be one of the most progressive, open minded and imaginitive people in the game today.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Geoffrey-Boycott-Cricket-Geoff/dp/0091853761 (994 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)