born october yorkshire england cricketer prolific controversial playing career boycott established england successful opening batsmen retiring player found success cricket commentator boycott international debut test match australia noted ability occupy key feature england test batting line years successful limited day international appearances accumulated large scores equal fifth highest class centuries history eighth career runs english player average season encountered friction team mates journalist commented boycott short walks cricket writer wrote boycott lonely career stated extent nature exaggerated obsessed success selfish player test match appearances england boycott ended international career leading test run scorer test match runs earning services cricket dropped yorkshire team leading run scorer class cricket young player named year cricket inducted playing career ended boycott outspoken controversial cricket commentator radio television convicted france assaulting girlfriend given suspended sentence fined maintained innocence diagnosed throat cancer underwent successful radiation treatment went revived career continues attract criticism praise currently member long wave test match special commentary team president march march succeeded early life boycott born mining village near west riding yorkshire eldest sons jane née worker boycott years old chest handle falling iron near home boycott nearly died efforts save life removed march boycott father accident working spine severely damaged hit coal fully recovered died boycott attended won batting award scoring runs capturing wickets runs school match age joined demonstrating outstanding ability age failed examinations taken grammar school instead went local year later passed late entry exams transferred cricket prowess captained school cricket age winters attended indoor cricket school coached county professional studying levels began difficulties reading initially devastated told need glasses played poorly school fragile robust pair fashioned behest uncle similar glasses worn cricketer uncle strong influence boycott early game whilst playing boycott left school seven level passes school individual cricket cup summer played leeds united football team alongside attracted attention scouts winter continued play nets uncle lawrence boycott told bbc chose leave school longer wished financial strain parents wanted pursue career worked clerk time playing number cricket clubs boycott captained district team achieved batting average played team noticed member team committee county career boycott began playing home county topping averages leeds matches yorkshire scored runs average highest score essex centuries scored runs list cricket averaging boycott twice averaged english class season players achieved twice boycott appointed captain yorkshire sacked failing win trophy charge dismissed player reinstated members revolt career boycott frequently clashed strong personalities club including remained popular yorkshire crowds years played class cricket boycott played successful making debut regular team member alongside match boycott faced delivery dispatched boundary turned asked christ bird remembered application concentration absolute belief great gift mental strength coaching world important thing mentally strong bird later left boycott choice write great players seen pick batsman bat life debut july cumberland scoring boycott yorkshire team debut june pakistan touring team opened batting scoring innings boundary ball class cricket taking catch bowl went play county championship match day june batting number scored early career boycott continued play later switched contact lenses feared career ended aids poor boycott initial appearances yorkshire failed impress compared main rival took captain yorkshire persuaded committee boycott rewarded june boycott scored lancashire century run fourth wicket partnership yorkshire record boycott cemented place season successive scores august century partnership innings match boycott handed notice year brief loss form kept place scores following matches second century came lancashire making boycott yorkshire cricketer score centuries roses match contested yorkshire versus lancashire matches termed boycott went hit highest score far ended season runs average placing second national batting averages awarded county cap october start season boycott hit middlesex followed lancashire played australian touring lord scored completed consecutive century called test australia trent bridge end season boycott topped country domestic averages later renowned ability occupy hours defensive play capable playing attacking cricket highest day score match winning came cup final surrey previous match quarter final somerset boycott took overs accumulate runs according captain close lord yorkshire slowly reached close promoted number batting order urge boycott action joined middle said listen bloody run boycott later claimed plan agreed fortnight previously denied incident occurring boycott subsequently hit modern day fielding restrictions facilitate rapid scoring exist shot straight drive england nearly caught boycott team mates players balcony pavilion close boycott added runs second wicket yorkshire posted record total cricket writer wrote times magnificent innings contained stroke book season boycott scored centuries match time july june carried bat entire yorkshire innings remaining unbeaten time unbeaten end innings ended season national averages time july scored highest class score england essex end season close sacked club committee boycott called incidents history sport boycott tour australia awarded boycott captained yorkshire seasons having appointed following despite publicised conflict players boycott recorded regretted close removal club wrote letter admiration contributions yorkshire captain yorkshire boycott aims started county cricket yorkshire scorer commented later boycott got support deserved committee decided casting vote half didn want wanted members committee wanted remove immediately caused strife fellow players including dislike players leaving club citing personal differences boycott reason departure season captain spent winter playing south_africa played match scoring boycott seasons yorkshire successful club failed win competitions ranked low championship table contrast time dominance english cricket beginning end came leeds interviews yorkshire committee members players said change leadership needed boycott suffer loss form mirror county year captain scored runs average included century match captain success cited evidence selfish nature yorkshire boycott headed national batting averages second yorkshire failed win championship games boycott charge called season unsuccessful led calls boycott stripped coming increased conflict close members committee senior players looking boycott wrote wish given yorkshire end year boycott form scored runs innings season non championship century cambridge_university score complete tour centuries class county yorkshire suffered international career refused play england summer boycott broke finger temporarily took captain boycott returned later season scoring runs second hampshire poll dressing room showed players wanted permanent change september boycott mother close died cancer placing pressure september yorkshire club committee met boycott discuss terminating statement club outlined yorkshire intention retain boycott player giving hampshire boycott response attacked yorkshire club decision appearance bbc flagship october prompting strong criticism club strong public support position later years boycott thought continued player yorkshire scoring runs hitting hundreds pass record class centuries scored ninth roses century record finished season average record eleventh consecutive year surpassing achievement experience growing friction son yorkshire richard later yorkshire captain early 1980s boycott continued run form slow ball knock captain created friction boycott rest boycott added record runs yorkshire tenth wicket scoring runs october friction boycott committee culminated unanimous decision offer boycott contract season generated protest boycott supporters rallied calling meeting october yorkshire left club time boycott biography maintained reason believe actions caused departure later stated biographer boycott attitude atmosphere created decision leave yorkshire members group consisting strong supporters boycott met regularly batsman leader stated giant playing january committee face rising pressure agreed offer boycott contract members committee including resigned replacement members boycott elected leaving position team committee season prolific boycott records scored slowly matches overs somerset overs hampshire overs overs sussex coupled continued friction players club members particular boycott place team committee led feelings distrust boycott denies led loss support long term ally success field resumed scored runs second national averages shared record opening partnership contrast poor relations boycott senior players junior members team remember pleasant times boycott coached technique saw boycott score runs season cut short injuries frequent passed age season hit overall total runs finished short final match run advised captain enforce follow bat support boycott waned light slow scoring multiple injuries general atmosphere increasingly advocated removal yorkshire committee september confirmed offered contract following year months later captain long term ally boycott leadership boycott support ruled running following season instead given boycott disapproved boycott paid tribute describing dedicated yorkshire members heartfelt stake club suggests close feared popularity boycott offered contracts counties including took offers played professional cricket time retirement scored class runs player career boycott year career scored runs test matches england england cricketer pass test runs sixth england time run scoring list average runs innings highest completed career average england players test career included centuries england record held jointly current england captain december cook 23rd england century england lose test match scored century tests ended defeat wrote expectation english win freak bowling conditions based major innings boycott debut year boycott began test career june years class debut test australia scored runs deliveries bowled match ended rain affected draw boycott bat second innings suffered cracked finger old hit oval maiden test century finished test series runs winter boycott selected england team touring south_africa series low scores warm matches successful test series innings included scores runs opening test fourth fifth final match averaged class cricket tour took wickets ball england won test series mixed impression england players impressed talent attitude time dismissed early career england hosted new_zealand south_africa new_zealand boycott scored test second lord missed test owing injury returned south_africa lord scores slow minutes press began speculate lose place team second test boycott duck innings later took minutes score runs england needed score quickly described innings effort courage needed subsequently boycott dropped replaced boycott returned team end season tour australia ashes series illness performance initially hit form brighter cricket second tests hit delivery perth overs second test test boycott barber shared opening partnership hours boycott hit highest score series fifth test strike ran took minutes runs form deserted went tour new_zealand england faced west_indies boycott omitted test shared partnership struggled series managed average disappointing year boycott england yorkshire average fell furthermore passed twice class innings following summer rediscovered form june highest test score india home ground batting minutes boycott struck thirty strike rate began innings slowly taking hours runs scored hour second particularly frustrated england pitch excellent batting indian attack weakened injury frustration exacerbated boycott added runs hours second day wrote daily_mail boycott nearest relations bat second innings england won wickets boycott slow scoring led increasing media pressure owing perceived selfish attitude dropped team match remembered decision stunned time looking inevitable embarrassment filled angry burning sense injustice remember clearly day combination low confidence throat infection limited boycott test appearances playing india pakistan rest year topped domestic averages boycott toured west_indies england hit rich form scored runs series england won years boycott appeared intermittently test team injury forced miss half season average australians ashes domestically injury limited contribution hit centuries forced stop playing june health problems trouble adjusting wearing contact lenses meant boycott missed tour pakistan returned team summer scoring west_indies old century lord lost form rest season scored test averaged ducks tests new_zealand boycott left tests played fourth scored final test summer scored won walter lawrence trophy century selected tour australia averaged class matches scored opening class game followed queensland test match having hit good partnerships boycott second match boycott allegedly told having announced worked action australian spinner fortnight ago incident evidence boycott selfish attitude years highest score second innings fourth test sydney run victory fifth test drawn boycott making sixth test run boycott initially refused leave ground disbelief eventually walked crowd second innings injured arm fast bowler following day match missed final test england retained ashes later maintained injury permanently affected wrist carried ball pocket squeeze wrist strong ended series test runs boycott day international debut australia press best batsman world batsman receive ball day international wicket fall scored runs balls summer enjoyed average domestic cricket scored pakistan lord played tests owing series injuries rejoined team west_indies boycott dismissed innings west_indies port spain scored second followed career best class score president boycott end tour clashed boycott preference day match day game bermuda boycott recalled autobiography confronted issue replied regret boycott confidence professional ability respect man tour like previous west_indies thing wanted exile boycott elected unavailable england claimed simply lost appetite test cricket stress boycott biographer speculates self imposed exile linked appointments england preference boycott boycott critical standard batting autobiography citing factor decision pressures yorkshire weak immune system recurring motivation touring indian period exile coincided peaks fast careers including later came face west_indies pace battery late 70s early 80s boycott responded accusations pointing cricket months suffering complaint played tests months ashes series unsuccessful debut test pakistan match figures furthermore dismissed innings west_indies port spain scored second followed career best president teams included roberts young holding representing mean time old cricketer leaves released dedicated boycott boycott returned test australia trent bridge ran home crowd going century match england debut boycott batted days match innings started end day batted second day dismissed day started second innings end day batted england successful run chase scoring scoring winning runs partnership england batsmen emulated feat batting days subsequent boycott run partnership later remarked shell shocked having bowl boycott half hours fight august scored australia fourth test house home ground leeds cricketer score class century test match boycott reached milestone bowling drive match boycott fourth english player field entire duration test boycott ended series runs average appointed vice captain tour pakistan new_zealand winter boycott assumed tests injured brought successful summer form replaced return rest england team took warm matches boycott remained organised special warm match team play went occupy long period time limiting time players practice later stated number batsman time middle second test match scored increasing statistics return england team runs match test broke arm giving boycott boycott led england draw match leadership meeting mixed reviews following pakistan boycott england team travelled new_zealand england defeated opening test time years boycott took seven hours minutes score runs england bowled chasing win second match test century took england end match england needed score quickly force win boycott told team play way proceeded accumulate runs slowly run went bat captain informing dressing room end ran boycott later claiming autobiography deliberately suggested team order boycott disputes suggestion run deliberate autobiography referring account story gets bigger telling tale remain renowned story boycott delayed declaration frustration england bowler england eventually declare took new_zealand bowled england won runs boycott suffered scratch missed days final match start season taken boycott ashes series west_indies india ashes series boycott unusually went second innings match state south_australia injury perth december scored runs hitting boundary highest total nature include run england went win test series boycott struggling overall tests runs boycott played cricket world cup held england taking wickets opening match australia england won hosts went win games topped table opening round reaching final close victory new_zealand boycott scored hit balls england chased inspired win falling runs short boycott ended competition sixth highest strike rate average following world cup australia test match perth boycott man test ran partners england toured west_indies boycott faced feared pace attack succeeded scoring centuries likes holding roberts despite having passed age previous year batsmen found attack difficult cope later england captain stated boycott sympathy boycott successful batsman tour england went scored opening match england player pass match barbados boycott face later said holding greatest boycott hit gloves delivery played missed second outside hit thigh deliveries away bat bowled final delivery boycott claim delivery best faced cricket noted holding time life look duck feel profound sense failure boycott led england fight fourth test having watched holding times video worked nets game boycott came innings hit twentieth test century career run total gaining record boycott appointed officer order british empire queen birthday honours services cricket played ashes series despite aged second test lord cricket ground boycott dismissed short crushed given test match wished score century forever keen england boycott hopes cut short secured victory boycott match position captain secure series boycott concerned form dropped chase record upcoming tour india scored fifth test drawn sixth test oval scored passing record runs england highest run scorer ended series runs bye bye boycott boycott fame constant attention media begun affect personal life refused test series india winter angered decision stated got fair trial dock given single chance later battled slow scoring rate playing comments press conference tape recorder series india final match england tour scored deliveries following test series passed career run record hitting test second runs short test overtook record flick pads leading test run scorer test match fourth tour taking place january scored tour boycott claimed ill field test match later discovered playing golf team mates field led boycott dropped forced return england despite note england dressing room claimed autobiography went golf course following medical advice fresh air later instrumental organising defiance united_nations ban called rebel tour south_africa current nearing end careers players banned international cricket years result mid-1980s boycott good county form physical shape speculation return england england captain time stated servant england look future view age wouldn awful lot sense pick confirmed return australia leeds prompted remarked boycott totally selfish sing bye bye boycott england balcony commentator controversy personal life cricket commentator states boycott commentary box dressed commentators production staff official commented boycott fulfilled hopes animated intelligent informed opinions got attention people boycott claims invented phrase corridor uncertainty reference area outside batsman unsure leave hit ball noted key measure pitch outlawed especially known stock phrases recognised cricket watching world notably dropped catches mother grandmother caught easy batting miss hit ball stick phrases particular inspire style boycott offered role continued station satellite asian channels career threatened throat cancer having successfully undergone treatment boycott enjoyed renaissance career returned high profile channel_4 taken bbc england home test games november boycott rejoined bbc test match special provide commentary england tour pakistan january boycott joined asian channel sports delivered lecture speaking need cricket adapt changing circumstances embrace innovations like boycott worked cricket commentators member commentary ashes series role commentary related work contribute discussion main talking points england australia boycott stated team felt bad going tie round cat doesn mean joke boycott credited having high level influence game yorkshire chief executive boycott completion deal play county cricket yorkshire season larger scale boycott worked scrapping rule yorkshire number overseas players stated believed living past times wished encourage growth number players pakistan west_indies india air commentary caused controversy commentator boycott renewed pull punches style contrast fellow commentators particular known criticising players style mocked australian captain bowl batsman friendly pitch saying nice man generous england team initially receptive difficulties endured periods stress related illness march recently dropped attacked boycott article mail sunday referred boycott waste space response boycott statement days previously march gets central contract summer lot screaming total waste money england forget boycott enjoyed successful career opinions sought number media newspaper columns boycott contributes online question answer sessions notably website popular cricket biographers subject significant biographies comments reproduced number published quotes collections relationships court case boycott met working years lived village near bought house boycott remained yorkshire relationship died lung cancer age boycott assaulted lover boycott denied charges claiming fallen injured pointed fact moore financial difficulties said hit woman second trial beginning october boycott having missed trial january conviction set appeared court given month suspended sentence fine confirmed criticised magistrate way conducted case moore according boycott moore grown angry refused marry stating marrying kind fallen throwing clothing window hitting head carpet appealed conviction moore version events boycott attacked punching face causing upheld light photographs injuries shown court testimony doctor injuries caused way described boycott boycott later married february daughter born october lived boycott family currently divide time jersey cape_town south_africa time conviction working england tour west_indies sacked roles sacked columnist job sun announced dismissal article page headline sun sacks boycott sun gave boycott undertaking writing continue employ regardless result court case talk sport bbc television spokesman said contract bbc television plans use future boycott career continued able carry working overseas particularly india hosted sunny hosted touring indian team home august worked south_africa coached pakistan cricket team request resentment british media following court case died reinstated writer british newspapers speculation lead following departure eventually took role throat cancer indian south african television programmes continued use boycott commentator suffered continual sore throat finding boycott returned england august examined september informed throat initially recommended hour procedure remove size proximity voice box eventually persuaded recommend boycott sessions october december revealed majority disappeared final disappearance confirmed early initially reluctant discuss health public spoke privately daughter emma released statement publicly evoked significant emotional response august given standing ovation crowd trent bridge number lap ground vehicles celebrate trent bridge 50th test match return commentary following public support boycott resumed writing daily_telegraph channel gloucester championship final following summer cricket hired boycott early fellow commentators state illness altered voice led pleasant personality prone unpleasant behaviour channel producer stated think lot mellow moments like taxi arrive happy makes extremely clear overall great fun work september boycott wrote daily_telegraph posthumous tribute lifelong friend reported subsequently daily_mail boycott supporting year election stated political animal concerned way governments colours handed powers brussels british people having matter early speculation boycott awarded role england coaching staff pertaining particular coaching injury revealed boycott hold position involved past admirer boycott stressed coaching relationship informal boycott informal talks younger cricket players career media speculated find place coaching england boycott continued career criticising england team approach matches india november november daily_mail contributor published new biography boycott january boycott inducted hall fame continued active member cricket community voicing support late april pakistan player calling spin bowling delivery boycott continued vocal matters cricket criticism july difficulties september apparent favour club cricket november england south africa heard swearing air following catch taken dismissed bbc released statement november read air comment live broadcast heard listeners apologised soon realised presidency yorkshire corridor certainty march boycott elected president elected annual meeting gained vote election came yorkshire second division reversal boycott targeted immediately taking post remarked media thing matters membership yorkshire championship cricket tenure presided club anniversary february revealed test umpire yorkshire player replace boycott march boycott partner purchased grade listed boston hall citing desire closer family friends later married daughter named emma later released book entitled boycott corridor certainty simon reviewed piece october commenting boycott personality recovery cancer rounded nuanced book self awareness willingness acknowledge errors regrets complex driven man recognise admire achievements revealing aspects life survival hitherto kept close chest playing style boycott playing style revolved intense concentration solid defence attention detail avoiding heavy hitting described greatest opening batsman game known dedicated life art batting practising shot hint threatening loss wicket test career scored england runs england won tests boycott played compares england victory rate test cricket history yorkshire england batsman son described boycott pace player suggesting unable alter playing pace match circumstances dictated boycott maintained defensive technique possessed temperament suited day test matches wrote technique based defence organised near boycott remarked given choice lord time careful batting reflected centuries england strike rate england bowler wrote test greatness boycott batsman boycott man common roots quest perfection style facilitated solid defensive play stroke player susceptible hand arm injuries injuries common career injury required tip broken finger occasionally vulnerable left arm inability adjust line stroke career fast left hand nets boycott disputes spite vulnerable particular bowler pace bowler successful test matches seven dismissed seven times fewer matches test colleague discussed boycott vulnerability playing hook stroke occasion overall test cricket boycott caught bowled taking respectively boycott occasional medium pace bowler genuine took seven wickets test level average bowling wearing cap turned assist vision start career boycott average fielder having received coaching yorkshire little concentrating batting fellow yorkshire batsman worked boycott limited fielding ability tremendous determination help brothers boycott fielding improved safe pair hands generally cover point continued lack power pace field taking catches test innings averaging innings career catches remark autobiography usual fielding positions depended tactical situation captain boycott critics remote field written works career international cricket retirement boycott written number works cricket including autobiography joint project biography umpire book young test opening sir years boycott autobiography free bird life times bird boycott cricket cricket corridor certainty records cricketer year played test matches scoring runs century fifties average winner test matches boycott abilities test match theatre career years days left number test cricket records seventh capped player england tests sixth highest career runs total tests england player fourteenth quickest player reach runs taking innings topped national averages seasons highest post world war player tied second list centuries england boycott player score score century test match century partnerships involved remains record england player australia boycott england player bat days test match spent minutes runs opening partners boycott longevity game opening partners england note figures innings column partnerships opening partners partnerships wicket example partnerships opening partnerships career performance test centuries day boycott career noticeably productive test face day international ball bowled batsman dismissed game match considered time cricket infancy hastily arranged cover washed career performance century printed sources online articles
Geoffrey Boycott