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Sir Geoffrey Boycott ... = ... makes sad announcement.

RunrigForever — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 22:34:09 GMT

Sir Geoffrey Boycott announced today that he has cancer.

Very sad news.

Our Geoffrey, as he was affectionately known as at the very least in his home county of Yorkshire.

Opening batter for Yorkshire County Cricket Club ... & ... many times for his country England.

Traditionally you had to be born in Yorkshire to play for 1st class cricket in Yorkshire.

'Boycs' was also another name Sir Geoffrey was known by.

Sir Ian Botham = former England captain and 'all rounder' named him in his Perfect 11..... because ..... Boycs never gave his wicket away.

Our Geoffrey took his job seriously (my words = humble Tyke to International Outstanding Tyke)

The photo of him was typical Sir Geoffrey in outside Summer cricket pundit mode complete, of course, sporting Panama hat.

Source: the Telegraph ... as ... appeared on my laptop news feed tailored to my interests in our World.

All the Best 'Our Geoffrey'.

Re: Sir Geoffrey Boycott ... = ... makes sad announcement.

blissgirl — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 13:40:19 GMT

here's the link @RunrigForever https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c880vdrygl0o

Re: Sir Geoffrey Boycott ... = ... makes sad announcement.

Oxonian — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 20:09:10 GMT

All very sad @RunrigForever and @blissgirl ; there is more about it here :-

Sir Geoffrey Boycott reveals cancer diagnosis (telegraph.co.uk)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024/07/02/sir-geoffrey-boycott-cancer-diagnosis-england-yorkshire/

Of course, Boycott was on the receiving end of the so-called "best over ever" :-

The greatest over ever bowled: Sir Geoffrey Boycott and Michael Holding remember the six balls that shook the world (telegraph.co.uk)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2021/03/11/greatest-over-geoffrey-boycott-michael-holding-balls-shook-world/

I have often wondered whether the outcome would have been different if Holding had been bowling to a younger version of Boycott ; he was over forty years of age by then and simply could not get off strike.

Re: Sir Geoffrey Boycott ... = ... makes sad announcement.

RunrigForever — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 03:40:05 GMT

Thank you @blissgirl for posting the blue link above

@Oxonian ..... the 2 blue links above you kindly posted are interesting ..... didn't know about Boycott being on the end of the perfect over from the bowler Holding.

I do seem to remember a perfect over from the batter's point of view:

Sir Garfield (Gary) Sobers ... from ... the West Indies ....... 6 perfect Sixes - wouldn't remember which cricket ground though.

Similarly ....... 6 perfect Sixes from Sir Ian Botham in one over ....... again - wouldn't know which cricket ground.

Re: Sir Geoffrey Boycott ... = ... makes sad announcement.

Oxonian — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 19:16:46 GMT

@RunrigForever wrote:

Sir Garfield (Gary) Sobers ... from ... the West Indies ....... 6 perfect Sixes - wouldn't remember which cricket ground though.

Sobers was playing for Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan at St Helen's, Swansea in 1968 :-

Six sixes in an over: Sir Garfield Sobers and Malcolm Nash on 50th anniversary - The Cricketer

https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/domestic/my_goodness_its_gone__way_down_to_swansea_nash_and_sobers_remember_the_six_sixes_50_years_on.html

Interestingly, there was little televised County Championship cricket in the 1960s but Glamoran were the home side so the game was televised by BBC Wales :-

GARY SOBERS hitting 6 sixes in 6 balls of Malcolm Nash over - Glamorgan vs Nottinghamshire - 1968 (youtube.com)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgLfVjwCC0w

Enjoy. 👍