Jefri Boykot - Geoffrey Boycott

Janob
Jefri Boykot
OBE

Shaxsiy ma'lumot
Tug'ilgan	(1940-10-21) 21 oktyabr 1940 yil (80 yosh) Fitsvilliam, Yorkshirning G'arbiy Riding, Angliya
Taxallus	Boyklar Olovli GLY (eng zo'r tirik Yorkshireman) Ser Jefri[1] Uchrashuv[2]
Balandligi	5 fut 10 dyuym (1,78 m)
Urish	O'ng qo'l
Bowling	O'ng qo'l o'rta
Rol	Batsmanni ochish
Xalqaro ma'lumotlar
Milliy tomon	Angliya
Sinov debyuti (kepka)422 )	4 iyun 1964 yilAvstraliya
Oxirgi sinov	1 yanvar 1982 yilHindiston
ODI debyuti (kepka1 )	5 yanvar 1971 yilAvstraliya
Oxirgi ODI	20 dekabr 1981 yilHindiston
Mahalliy jamoalar haqida ma'lumot
Yillar	Jamoa
1962–1986	Yorkshir
1971/72	Shimoliy Transvaal
Ishga qabul qilish statistikasi
Musobaqa Sinov ODI FK LA Uchrashuvlar 108 36 609 313 Yugurishlar gol urdi 8,114 1,082 48,426 10,095 O'rtacha urish 47.72 36.06 56.83 39.12 100s / 50s 22/42 1/9 151/238 8/74 Eng yaxshi ball 246* 105 261* 146 Sharlar bowlangan 944 168 3,685 1,975 Viketlar 7 5 45 30 Bowling o'rtacha 54.57 21.00 32.42 40.26 Uchrashuvda 5 ta piket 0 0 0 0 Uchrashuvda 10 ta vikit 0 0 0 0 Eng yaxshi bouling 3/47 2/14 4/14 3/15 Ushlaydi /stumpings 33/– 5/– 264/– 99/–
Manba: KriketArxiv, 7 dekabr 2008 yil

Ser Jefri Boykot, OBE (1940 yil 21 oktyabrda tug'ilgan), nafaqaxo'r Kriketchi, kim uchun kriket o'ynagan Yorkshir va Angliya. 1962 yildan 1986 yilgacha serhosil va ba'zida munozarali futbolchilik faoliyatida Boykot o'zini Angliyaning eng muvaffaqiyatli ochilishlaridan biri deb tan oldi ko'rshapalaklar.^[3] Futbolchi sifatida iste'foga chiqqandan so'ng, u muvaffaqiyatli karerasini davom ettiradi kriket sharhlovchi, 2020 yilda nafaqaga chiqqanidan oldin va edi ritsar 2019 yilda.

Boykot xalqaro miqyosdagi debyutini 1964 yilda o'tkazgan Sinov o'yini qarshi Avstraliya.^[4][5] U kıvrımı egallash qobiliyati bilan tanilgan va Angliyaning ko'p yillar davomida sinovdan o'tkazgan batting tarkibining asosiy xususiyatiga aylangan, garchi u cheklangan qismida kamroq muvaffaqiyatga erishgan bo'lsa ham Xalqaro bir kun (ODI) ko'rinishlari.^[6] U katta ball to'plagan - u tarixdagi sakkizinchi darajadagi birinchi darajali asrlarning eng yuqori beshinchi akkumulyatori martaba ishlaydi va mavsumda o'rtacha 100dan oshgan birinchi ingliz futbolchisi (1971 va 1979) - lekin ko'pincha jamoadoshlari bilan ishqalanishga duch kelgan.^[4][7][8]

Hech qachon tengdoshlari orasida eng mashhur futbolchilar, jurnalist Yan Vulridrij "Boykot, qisqasi, yolg'iz yuradi",^[9] kriket yozuvchisi esa Jon Arlott Boykotning "yolg'iz" martabaga ega bo'lganligini yozgan.^[10] Boshqalar esa, uning introvert va anti-ijtimoiy tabiati darajasi haddan tashqari oshirib yuborilganligini va u "o'z yutuqlari bilan ovora" ekan, tabiatan xudbin o'yinchi emasligini ta'kidladilar.^[11] Angliya uchun 108 ta sinov uchrashuvidan so'ng, Boykotning xalqaro faoliyati 1982 yilda yakunlandi, u 8000 dan ortiq test o'yinlari bilan etakchi test muallifi edi,^[12] unga kriket xizmatlari uchun OBE-ni jalb qilish.^[4][13] 1986 yilda Yorkshire jamoasidan tushgach, u birinchi darajali kriket bo'yicha etakchi to'purar edi. 1965 yilda, hali yosh o'yinchi bo'lganida, u besh kishidan biri sifatida tanilgan edi Yilning kriketchilari tomonidan Wisden Kriketchilarning "Almanack" i va u tarkibga kiritildi Xalqaro kriket kengashi 2009 yilda Shon-sharaf zali.^[14]

Futbolchilik faoliyati tugagandan so'ng, Boykot tez-tez ochiqchasiga va bahsli kriketga aylandi sharhlovchi ham radio, ham televidenie orqali zamonaviy o'yinchilarning texnikasini hech qachon tanqid qilmang. 1998 yilda u Frantsiyada o'zining sobiq sevgilisi Margaret Murga tajovuz qilganlikda ayblanib sudlangan; jarimaga tortilib, shartli qamoq jazosiga hukm qilindi. Tashxis qo'yilganidan keyin 2002 yilda tomoq saratoni, u muvaffaqiyatli o'tdi radiatsiya bilan davolash va kirib ketdi remissiya. U 2003 yilda sharhlovchilik faoliyatini qayta tikladi va tanqid va maqtovlar aralashmasini jalb etishda davom etmoqda. U sobiq a'zosi BBC radiosi 4 Maxsus test sinovlari sharhlar guruhi, 2020 yilda iste'foga chiqadi. Boykot Prezident bo'lgan Yorkshire County kriket klubi 2012 yil martidan 2014 yil martigacha.

Hayotning boshlang'ich davri

Ritsar bakalavrining nishonlari

Boykot konchilar qishlog'ida tug'ilgan Fitsvilliam, yaqin Ueykfild va Pontefrakt ichida Yorkshirning G'arbiy Riding.^[15] U Jeynning uch o'g'li (Spayt ismli ayol) va Tomas Uilfred Boykotning, a kolliery ishchi Kichkina Deyli o'rta-g'arbiy okrugida Shropshir.^[3]

Boykot sakkiz yoshida, a ning dastasi bilan ko'kragiga mixlangan manglay uyi yaqinidagi temir panjaradan yiqilib tushgandan keyin. Boykot deyarli vafot etdi va uning hayotini saqlab qolish uchun uning taloq olib tashlandi.^[16] 1950 yil mart oyida,^[17] Boykotning otasi a bo'lib ishlayotganda jiddiy baxtsiz hodisaga duch keldi ko'mir koni, unga jiddiy zarar etkazgan umurtqa pog'onasi uni bo'sh ko'mir aravalari urganidan keyin:^[18] u hech qachon to'liq tiklanmadi va 1967 yilda vafot etdi.^[19]

Boykot Fitzvilliam boshlang'ich maktabida o'qidi,^[17] unda u g'alaba qozondi Len Xatton maktab o'yinlarida 45 marotaba to'plaganlik va 10 marotaba oltita viketni qo'lga kiritganlik uchun batting mukofoti.^[15] 10 yoshida u "ajoyib qobiliyat" ni namoyish etib, Akvort Kriket klubiga qo'shildi.^[8] 11 yoshida u uni topshirishi kerak bo'lgan imtihonlardan o'ta olmadi grammatika maktabi Buning o'rniga mahalliyga bordi Kinsli O'rta zamonaviy maktab.^[18] Bir yil o'tgach, u kech kirish imtihonlarini topshirdi va topshirildi Xemsvort grammatika maktabi. Uning kriket mahorati shundan iborat ediki, u maktabning birinchi XI kriketini 15 yoshida kapitan sifatida boshqargan, qish paytida u yopiq kriket maktabida qatnashgan va u erda okrugning sobiq mutaxassisi murabbiy bo'lgan. Jonni Lourens.^[15]

Uning uchun o'qiyotganda O darajalari, u o'qishni qiyinlashtira boshladi doska va dastlab unga ko'zoynaklar kerakligini aytganda, juda xafa bo'lgan. Avvaliga uning kriket o'ynashi mo'rt ko'zoynaklar og'irligidan azob chekdi. Biroq, kriketchi taqadigan ko'zoynaklar singari mustahkamroq juftlik paydo bo'lganda yaxshilandi Roy Marshal, uning onasi amakisi Albert Spaytning buyrug'i bilan unga moslashtirilgan. Albert Boykotning erta kriket o'yiniga kuchli ta'sir ko'rsatishi mumkin edi^[20][21] "Brierley Juniors" futbol klubida o'ynab yurganida. 1958 yilda Boykot maktabni O darajasidagi ettita yo'llanma va maktabning individual kriket kubogi bilan tark etdi.^[22] O'sha yozda u "Lids Yunayted" 18 yoshgacha bo'lgan futbolchilar jamoasi Billi Bremner va "Lids Yunayted" skautlari e'tiborini tortdi. Qish paytida u o'ynashni davom ettirdi to'rlar amakisi Lourens bilan.^[23]

Boykot aytdi BBC 1965 yilda u 17 yoshida maktabni tark etishni tanladi, chunki u endi ota-onasiga moddiy jihatdan og'irlik qilishni xohlamadi va kriket bilan shug'ullanishni xohladi.^[23] U kotib bo'lib ishlagan Pensiya va milliy sug'urta vazirligi yilda Barsli 1958 yildan 1963 yilgacha, shu bilan birga bir qator kriket klublarida o'ynagan. Boykot Janubiy Elmsol tumani jamoasini sardor qilib oldi va o'rtacha 70 ga etdi.^[24] Shuningdek, u Yorkshir federatsiyasining 18 yoshgacha bo'lgan jamoasida va "Barnsli" da o'ynagan, u erda Yorkshir shtatining Kriket okrugi qo'mitasi a'zosi Klifford Xesket e'tibor bergan.^[24][25]

Okrugdagi martaba

Boykot 1962 yilda "Lids", "Yorkshire Colts" va "Yorkshire Second XI" uchun o'rtacha ko'rsatkichlardan ustun bo'lganidan keyin o'z uyida o'ynay boshladi.^[8][26] Yorkshire uchun o'tkazilgan 414 uchrashuvda u o'rtacha 32.570 yugurib 57.85 natija qayd etdi va eng yuqori ko'rsatkich 260 ga teng tashqarida emas qarshi Esseks va umuman 103 asr. U yana 8,699 yugurish natijasini qayd etdi Kriket ro'yxati, o'rtacha 40.08. Boykot inglizlarning birinchi darajali mavsumida ikki marotaba o'rtacha 100 dan oshdi: 1971 yilda 100,12 va 1979 yilda 102,53. U bunga ikki marta erishgan ikkita o'yinchidan biri,^[27] Mark Ramprakash boshqasi edi. Boykot 1971 yilda Yorkshir sardori etib tayinlangan, ammo 1978 yilda mas'ul bo'lganida kubokni ololmagani uchun ishdan bo'shatilgan.^[28] Keyin u futbolchi sifatida ishdan bo'shatildi, ammo a'zolarning qo'zg'olonidan keyin o'z tarkibiga qaytdi. Faoliyati davomida Boykot klubdagi boshqa kuchli shaxslar bilan tez-tez to'qnashgan, shu jumladan Fred Trueman, Brian Close va Rey Illingvort, lekin Yorkshire olomon orasida mashhur bo'lib qoldi.^[5]

Birinchi yillar

Boykot birinchi darajali kriketda o'ynashidan oldin, muvaffaqiyatli ishtirok etgan "Barnsley" kriket klubi, 1959 yilda debyut qildi va shu yili jamoaning doimiy a'zosiga aylandi Dikki qushi va Maykl Parkinson.^[29] Bitta o'yinda Skarboro, Boykot etkazib berish bilan duch keldi Bill Ford u to'rtga chegaraga jo'natdi. Foord Parkinsonga o'girilib: "Qudratli Masih, bu yigitning ismi nima?" Bird o'zining "qo'llanishini, kontsentratsiyasini va o'ziga bo'lgan ishonchini esladi. Uning bitta ajoyib sovg'asi, aqliy kuchi bor edi. Siz dunyodagi barcha murabbiylarga ega bo'lishingiz mumkin, lekin eng muhimi, ruhan kuchli bo'lish".^[30] Garchi Bird keyinchalik Boykotni XI tanlovidan chetda qoldirgan bo'lsa-da, u shunday yozar edi: "men ko'rgan barcha buyuk o'yinchilar orasida, agar men hayotim uchun kaltak tanlaganman, men Jefri uchun ketar edim".^[31] U Yorkshirdagi ikkinchi XI debyutini 1959 yil 6-iyulda Kamberlendga qarshi o'tkazgan Penrit, besh va 15 ball.^[32]

Boykot Yorkshirdagi birinchi jamoadagi debyutini 1962 yil 16 iyunda Pokistonning turne jamoasi.^[8] U har ikkala daqiqada to'rtta to'pni urdi - birinchi kriketdagi birinchi to'pi chegarasidan birinchisi - va bitta qo'lga olishni urib, zarbani ochdi, lekin u piyolani qo'ymadi.^[33][34] U birinchi o'ynashni davom ettirdi Tuman chempionati ertasi kuni, 20 iyun kuni qarshi Northemptonshir. To'rtinchi raqamni urib, u oltita va 21 * ni qo'lga kiritdi.^[35]

Faoliyatining boshida Boykot ko'zoynagida o'ynashni davom ettirdi,^[36] va keyinchalik ishga tushirildi Kontakt linzalari. Agar u bunday yordam vositalaridan foydalanmasa, uning ko'zi ojiz bo'lganligi sababli, karerasi tugashidan qo'rqardi.^[37] Boykotning Yorkshirdagi dastlabki o'yinlari taassurot qoldirmadi va u asosiy raqibi bilan yomon taqqoslandi, Jon Xempshir. Brayan Kloz egallab olganida Vik Uilson 1963 yilda Yorkshir kapitani sifatida u qo'mitani Boykotni davom ettirishga ishontirdi va 1963 yil 2 iyunda mukofotlandi.^[38] Boykot 145 gol urdi Lankashir.^[39] Uning asri, shuningdek, Yorkshire rekordiga aylangan 249-to'rtinchi viktorlik sherikligining bir qismi edi.^[40] Boykot 1963 yilgi mavsumda Yorkshire XIda o'z o'rnini 76, 53, 49 chiqmagan va 50 ball bilan mustahkamladi va 29 avgustda ikkala o'yinda ham asrlik sheriklik qildi. Lestershir bilan Ken Teylor.^[41] Boykot o'z xabarnomasini o'sha yili Pensiya vazirligiga topshirdi.^[42] Qisqa formadagi yo'qotishdan so'ng u keyingi uchrashuvlarda 62, 28 va 113 ball bilan o'z o'rnini saqlab qoldi.^[43] Ushbu ikkinchi asr yana Lankashirga qarshi chiqdi va Boykottni birinchi ikki asrni gol urgan birinchi Yorkshir kriketchisiga aylantirdi. Roses mos keladi, chunki qizg'in bahsli Yorkshire va Lankashire o'yinlari tugadi.^[44]

Boykot shu paytgacha "Lesterershire" ga qarshi eng yuqori ko'rsatkichni 165 ochkosiz urdi va o'zining birinchi to'liq mavsumini o'rtacha 14,66 marotaba 46,64 marotaba yakunlab, 1963 yilgi milliy urish o'rtacha ko'rsatkichlarida ikkinchi o'rinni egalladi.^[45] U 2-oktabrda o'z tumanining sovg'asi bilan taqdirlandi.^[46] 1964 yilgi mavsum boshida Boykot 151 ga qarshi zarba berdi Midlseks, May oyida Lankashirga qarshi yana yuzlab, keyin esa uchun o'ynadi Marylebone kriket klubi (MCC) da Avstraliyaning turistik tomoniga qarshi Rabbimniki, u erda u 63 ball to'plagan.^[47] 16 may kuni u ketma-ket uchinchi asrni yakunladi,^[48] va 31 may kuni u Avstraliyaga qarshi birinchi sinovga chaqirildi Trent ko'prigi.^[8] 1964 yil mavsumining oxiriga kelib, Boykot 59.45 ko'rsatkichi bilan mamlakatning ichki o'rtacha ko'rsatkichlarini engib chiqdi.^[49]

Keyinchalik u bir necha soatlik himoyaviy o'yin davomida jingalakni egallab olish qobiliyati bilan mashhur bo'lgan bo'lsa-da, u hujumkor kriket o'ynashga qodir edi.^[5] Uning bir kunlik eng yuqori ko'rsatkichi, o'yinda g'alaba qozongan 146, 1965 yilda qayd etilgan Gillette Cup final Surreyga qarshi.^[50] Oldingi "Gillette Cup" uchrashuvida, Somersetga qarshi chorak finalda Boykot 32 ta to'p o'tkazib, 23 ta seriyani yig'di.^[51]

Kapitanning so'zlariga ko'ra, Yorkshir asta-sekin 22 / 1ga erishganidan keyin Lordning lordida Kapl Boykotni harakatga undashi uchun o'zini urish tartibida uchinchi o'ringa ko'targan. "Men o'rtada Geoffreyga qo'shildim va unga:" Eshiting, agar men qo'ng'iroq qilsam, siz qonli yugurasiz "dedi. "Keyinchalik Boykot ushbu rejaning ikki hafta oldin kelishilganligini da'vo qildi va hech qachon sodir bo'lmagan voqeani rad etdi.^[36]

Boykot keyinchalik 15 to'rt va uchta oltitani urdi,^[36] tezkor gol urishni osonlashtiradigan zamonaviy dala cheklovlari 1965 yilda mavjud bo'lmagan bo'lsa ham. Bitta zarba to'g'ri haydovchi Angliya paceman Geoff Arnold peshtondagi futbolchilar balkonida Boykot jamoadoshlari tomonidan deyarli ushlanib qoldi. Yaqin va Boykot ikkinchi g'ildirak uchun 192 ta harakatni qo'shdilar, chunki Yorkshir o'sha paytdagi rekord ko'rsatkichni 317 ga etkazdi.^[36] Kriket yozuvchisi Jon Vudkok yozgan The Times "uning ajoyib zarbalari kitobdagi barcha zarbalarni o'z ichiga olgan".^[36]

1966 yilgi mavsumda Boykot 18 iyul kuni Nottingemshirga qarshi birinchi marta bitta o'yinda ikki asrni nishonga oldi.^[52] Lestershirga qarshi 1968 yil 15-iyunda u o'z zarbasini butun Yorkeshshirda 297 tadan o'tkazdi va 114 * da mag'lubiyatsiz qoldi. Inning oxirida u birinchi marta mag'lubiyatga uchramagandi. U birinchi marta milliy ko'rsatkichlarning mavsumiy pog'onasini yakunladi.^[53] 1970 yil 27 iyulda u Esseksga qarshi Angliyadagi birinchi darajadagi eng yuqori ko'rsatkichi - 260 * ni qo'lga kiritdi.^[54] Mavsum so'ngida Kluz klub qo'mitasi tomonidan 1987 yilda Boykot "sport tarixidagi eng shafqatsiz voqealardan biri" deb atagan ishdan bo'shatildi. Avstraliyada gastrolda bo'lgan Boykot sardorlik mukofotiga sazovor bo'ldi.^[55]

Kapitanlik

Boykot Yorkshirshirni 1971 yildan 1978 yilgacha sakkiz mavsum davomida sardor sifatida ishlagan va 1970 yilda Brayan Kluz ishdan bo'shatilganidan so'ng tayinlangan edi. Ikki futbolchi o'rtasida yaxshi mojaro yuzaga kelganiga qaramay, Boykot 1987 yilda Kluzni klubdan chetlatilganidan afsusda ekanligini yozgan va unga xat yozgan. uning Yorkshirga qo'shgan hissalaridan hayratda.^[57] Kapitan Yorkshir 1962 yilda tuman kriketini boshlaganidan buyon Boykotning maqsadlaridan biri bo'lgan.^[58] Yorkshirning gol muallifi Ted Lester Keyinchalik Boykot "hech qachon qo'mitadan munosib qo'llab-quvvatlamagan. Kapitanning ovozi hal qilinishi to'g'risida qaror qabul qilingandan so'ng, uni istamagan yarmi uni hech qachon xohlamagan".^[59] Qo'mitaning ayrim a'zolari uni deyarli zudlik bilan olib tashlamoqchi bo'lishdi.^[56] U, shuningdek, o'rtoq futbolchilari o'rtasida nizolarni keltirib chiqardi, shu jumladan o'zaro yoqtirmaslik Richard Xatton,^[60] ko'plab futbolchilar klubni tark etishlari sababli, Boykot bilan shaxsiy kelishmovchiliklarni ularning ketishiga sabab sifatida ko'rsatmoqdalar.^[61]

Sardor sifatida birinchi mavsumidan so'ng u 1971 yil qishini Janubiy Afrikada o'ynadi Shimoliy Transvaal.^[2] U faqat bitta uchrashuvda maydonga tushdi, ammo 107 va 41 hisobida gol urdi.^[62]

Boykotning sakkiz mavsum sardori Yorkshirdagi eng kam muvaffaqiyatga erishgan. Klub biron marta g'alaba qozona olmadi va Angliya kriketining bir martalik ustunligidan farqli o'laroq, chempionat jadvalida past o'rinni egalladi.^[59] Uning sardorligi tugashining boshlanishi keyin keldi BBC radiosi Lids ikki Yorkshir qo'mitasi a'zolari va sobiq futbolchilar ishtirok etgan intervyular, Don Brennan va Mel Rayan, rahbariyatni o'zgartirish kerakligini aytdi.^[63] Boykotning o'zi ham o'z tumanini aks ettirish uchun shaklini yo'qotgan emas; sardor bo'lgan birinchi yilida u o'rtacha 100,12da 2503 marotaba ishg'ol qildi va sardor sifatida birinchi o'yiniga bir asr qo'shildi.^[64] Uning muvaffaqiyatini Trueman o'zining xudbin tabiati Yorkshirga zarar etkazayotganining isboti sifatida keltirdi.^[65]

Boykot 1972 yilda milliy urish o'rtacha ko'rsatkichlarini 72.35 bilan boshqargan va 1973 yilda 63.62 bilan ikkinchi o'rinni egallagan. Ammo 1973 yilda Yorkkesh Boykott bilan 8 ta chempionat o'yinlarida g'alaba qozona olmadi va Wisden mavsumni "bezovta qiladigan darajada muvaffaqiyatsiz" deb atadi. Bu Boykotni kapitanlikdan mahrum etishga yana bir bor chaqirishga sabab bo'ldi. U bilan to'qnashuv kuchayib borardi Richard Xatton, Yoping va qo'mitaning bir nechta a'zolari va katta yoshli futbolchilar.^[66][67] "Ortga nazar tashlab," 1987 yilda Boykot yozgan edi: "Koshki men o'sha yilning oxirida Yorkshir sardorligidan voz kechsam."^[68]

1974 yilda Boykotning formasi sho'ng'idi, u mavsumning birinchi davralarida atigi 75 marotaba gol urganida, chempionat bo'lmagan asrdan tashqari Kembrij universiteti. Biroq, u 152 * ga qarshi o'yinda gol urdi Vorsestershir 15-may kuni har bir birinchi toifadagi okrugga qarshi asrlar bo'ylab safari yakunlandi.^[69] 1974 yildan 1977 yilgacha Angliya termasida o'ynashdan bosh tortgani uchun u ham, Yorkshir ham xalqaro faoliyati singari 1975 va 1976 yillarda azob chekishdi.^[70] 1978 yil yozida Boykot barmog'ini sindirdi, shuning uchun Jon Xempshir kapitan vazifasini vaqtincha egalladi. Boykot mavsum oxirida qaytdi va 50.94-da 968 marta to'p surdi, ammo bu Xempshirdagi 1463-da 54.18-da ikkinchi bo'ldi. Kiyinish xonasida o'tkazilgan so'rovnoma shuni ko'rsatdiki, 95% o'yinchilar sardorni doimiy ravishda o'zgartirishni xohlashdi.^[71] 1978 yil 27 sentyabrda Boykotning onasi, unga juda yaqin bo'lgan, unga ko'proq bosim o'tkazib, saraton kasalligidan vafot etdi. U 2 oktyabrda dafn etildi.^[72] 29 sentyabrda Yorkshire klub qo'mitasi Boykott bilan uchrashib, uning sardorligini bekor qilish masalasini muhokama qildi. Klub tomonidan berilgan bayonotda Yorkshirshirning Boykottni Xempshirga kapitanlik berayotganda uni futbolchi sifatida saqlab qolish niyati ko'rsatilgan.^[73] Boykot, bunga javoban, Yorkshire klubiga va uning qaroriga hujum qildi BBC flagship chatshow Parkinson 7 oktyabr kuni klubning qattiq tanqidiga va jamoatchilikning o'z pozitsiyasini kuchli qo'llab-quvvatlashiga sabab bo'ldi.^[56][74]

Keyingi yillar

Boykot, uzoq o'ylangandan so'ng, Yorkshirdagi futbolchi sifatida davom etdi va 1979 yilda 61.70 tezlikda 1941 yugurib, oltita yuzni bosib o'tdi Len Xatton 129 birinchi asrdagi rekord.^[75] 1980 yilda u o'zining to'qqizinchi atirgullar asrini tenglashtirdi Gerbert Satklif yozuvlar.^[76] U shuningdek, mavsumni rekord o'n birinchi yil davomida o'rtacha 50.00 dan yuqori ko'rsatkich bilan yakunladi va erishgan yutuqlaridan ustun keldi Jek Xobbs.^[77] U Xattonning o'g'li Yorkshir bilan ortib borayotgan ishqalanishni boshdan kechiradi Richard, shuningdek keyinchalik Yorkshir sardori bilan Jon Xempshir. 1980-yillarning boshlarida Boykot o'z uslubini davom ettirdi, garchi sekin * 347 to'pni 140 * g'azablangan kapitan sekin urdi, Rey Illingvort va Boykot va Yorkshire qo'mitasining qolgan qismi o'rtasida ishqalanish yaratdi. 1982 yilda Boykot va Grem Stivenson Yorkshirning Warwickshire-ga qarshi o'ninchi zarbasi uchun rekord 149 ta yugurishni qo'shdi va Stivenson ushbu seriyalarning 115 tasini urdi.^[78]

1983 yil 3 oktyabrda Boykot va qo'mita o'rtasidagi kelishmovchilik Boykotga keyingi mavsum uchun shartnoma taklif qilmaslik to'g'risida yakdillik bilan qabul qilindi. Bu Boykot tarafdorlarining ko'p noroziligini keltirib chiqardi, ular 9 oktyabrda bo'lib o'tgan yig'ilishda uni qayta tiklashga chaqirgan miting o'tkazdilar. Osett, Yorkshir. Bill Athey Bu vaqtda klubni tark etdi va Boykot o'zining tarjimai holida uning harakatlari Atening ketishiga sabab bo'lgan deb o'ylash uchun hech qanday sabab yo'qligini ta'kidlagan bo'lsa-da, keyinchalik Athe biografga aytdi Leo Makkinstri "Boykotning munosabati va u yaratgan muhit mening Yorkshirni tark etish qarorimga bog'liq edi." Boykotning kuchli tarafdorlaridan tashkil topgan "A'zolar 84 guruhi" raketka ustasini qayta tiklashga chaqirish uchun muntazam yig'ilib turdi.^[79] Ularning etakchisi Piter Briggs "Jeoffri Boykot - bu pigmentlar orasida o'ynaydigan ulkan odam", deb aytgan.^[80]

1984 yil 21-yanvarda Yorkshir klubi qo'mitasi ushbu ko'tarilgan bosimga qarshi Boykotga 1984 yilga shartnoma taklif qilishga rozi bo'ldi. Qo'mitaning bir nechta a'zolari, shu jumladan Trueman, Billi Satklif va Ronni Burnet, iste'foga chiqdi. O'rinbosarlardan 17 nafari "A'zolar 84" guruhidan edi va Boykotning o'zi saylandi, unga jamoada ham, Yorkshire klubi qo'mitasida ham lavozim qoldirildi.^[81] Ammo 1984 yilgi mavsum Boykot uchun eng serhosil emas edi. Makkinstri bir nechta uchrashuvlarda asta-sekin gol urganligini qayd etadi: Somersetga qarshi o'tkazilgan 52 ta goldan 60 tasida; Xempshirga qarshi o'tkazilgan 51ta 53ta;^[82] "Lestershir" ga qarshi 26ta goldan 17tasi; Sasseksga qarshi 67-da 77-da. Bu o'zi va ham futbolchilar, ham klub a'zolari o'rtasida doimiy ishqalanish bilan birlashtirildi.^[83] Xususan, Boykotning jamoada ham, qo'mitada ham o'rin egallashi, ikkalasiga ham ishonchsizlik hissi tug'dirdi - garchi Boykot buni inkor etsa - bu uzoq muddatli ittifoqdosh Sid Fieldenning qo'llab-quvvatlashini yo'qotishiga olib keldi.^[84]

Uning maydondagi muvaffaqiyati 1985 yilda qayta tiklanib, u 7531 da 1657 marotaba ishg'ol qildi va undan keyin ikkinchi bo'ldi Viv Richards milliy o'rtacha ko'rsatkichlarda. U shuningdek, 351-ning rekord ochilish sherikligini o'rtoqlashdi Martin Moxon. Boykot va katta yoshli futbolchilar o'rtasidagi yomon munosabatlardan farqli o'laroq, jamoaning ko'plab o'spirin a'zolari 1985 va 1986 yillarni Boykott atrofida bo'lishning yoqimli paytlari sifatida eslashadi, ular ularni tez-tez o'z texnikalari bilan o'rgatishgan.^[85] 1986 yilda Boykot 890 ko'rsatkichini 52.35 da ko'rdi, uning mavsumi 45 yoshidan o'tishi bilan tez-tez bo'lib turadigan jarohatlar tufayli qisqartirildi.^[86] Ushbu mavsum 1962 yildan buyon birinchi bo'lib, u 1000 ta yugurishda jami yutmagan; 61-chi tugagach, u so'nggi o'yinda sakkizta qisqa tugadi. U o'sha paytdagi kapitanga amalni bajarishni maslahat berdi va yana urishmadi. 1984 yildan beri Boykotni qo'llab-quvvatlash uning sekin urgan gollari, ko'plab jarohatlar va uning atrofidagi umumiy muhit sharoitida susayib qoldi. Brayan Klouz ham, Rey Illingvort ham uni Yorkshir qo'mitasiga olib chiqishni tobora ko'proq qo'llab-quvvatladilar va 1986 yil 23 sentyabrda unga keyingi yil uchun shartnoma taklif qilinmasligi tasdiqlandi. Bir necha oydan keyin kapitan Devid Bairstou, rahbariyati Boykotni qo'llab-quvvatlagan Boykotning uzoq muddatli ittifoqchisi, keyingi mavsumda sardorlik uchun kurash olib borilishi mumkin emas edi. Fil Karrik, Boykot uni rad etdi. Boykot 1987 yilda "Islohotlar guruhi" ga o'z hurmatini bildirib, ularni "o'z klubining samimiy ulushiga ega bo'lgan Yorkshirning a'zolari" deb ta'riflagan. Uning ta'kidlashicha, Klouz va Illingvort uning mashhurligidan qo'rqishgan.^[87] Boykotga boshqa okruglar, shu jumladan shartnomalar taklif qilishdi Derbishir va Glamorgan, lekin u hech qachon bu takliflarni qabul qilmagan va yana professional kriket o'ynamagan.^[88] Pensiya paytida u boshqa barcha faol o'yinchilarga qaraganda ko'proq birinchi darajali marralarni zabt etgan edi.^[89]

Sinov uchrashuvidagi martaba

Boykotning 18 yillik faoliyati davomida u 10811da 8114 marotaba ishg'ol qilgan Sinov o'yinlari Angliya uchun. U 8000 ta sinovdan o'tgan birinchi Angliya kriketchisi bo'lib, 2015 yilga kelib Angliya tarixidagi eng yaxshi to'purarlar ro'yxatida oltinchi o'rinda turadi (ortda) Alastair Cook, Grem Guch, Alek Styuart, Devid Gower va Kevin Pietersen ). Uning o'rtacha 47,72 yugurish 193 daqiqadan ko'proq vaqtni tashkil qilishi Angliya futbolchisining 1970 yildagi eng yuqori ko'rsatkichi hisoblanadi. Uning test karerasi Angliya rekordlari orasida uchinchi o'rinni egallagan 22 asrni o'z ichiga olgan. Wally Hammond, Kolin Kovri va Yan Bell va faqat Pietersen (23) va Kuk (33) dan ustun keldi. Angliya o'zining bir asrni nishonga olgan Sinov o'yinida yutqazmadi va uning 108 ta sinovidan atigi 20 tasi mag'lubiyat bilan tugadi.^[12] Jon Arlott 1979 yilda "inglizlarning g'olib bo'lishini kutish, boulingning injiq sharoitlaridan tashqari, Boykotning asosiy yutuqlariga asoslanadi" deb yozgan edi.^[10]

Debyut yili

Boykot o'zining sinov faoliyatini 1964 yil 4 iyunda, birinchi darajadagi debyutidan atigi ikki yil o'tgach, birinchi sinovga qarshi boshladi Avstraliya. U ettinchi marotaba 118 ta etkazib berishdan 48 ta yugurish bilan to'p tepdi Grahame Korling. Uchrashuv yomg'irdan ta'sirlangan durang bilan yakunlandi va Boykot ikkinchi pog'onada urishmadi, chunki u barmog'i singan edi.^[91][92] U 58 ga etdi Old Trafford, va keyin urdi 113 da Oval, uning birinchi sinov asr. U o'zining birinchi sinov seriyasini 48.50 da 291 yugurish bilan yakunladi.^[49]

1964 yilning qishida Boykot Angliya terma jamoasiga Janubiy Afrikaga sayohat qilish uchun tanlandi. Isitish o'yinlari davomida bir qator past ko'rsatkichlardan so'ng, u Test seriyasida ko'proq muvaffaqiyatga erishdi. Uning inning ochilish sinovlarida 73, to'rtinchisida 76, beshinchi va oxirgi uchrashuvda 117 ballari mavjud. U tur davomida barcha birinchi darajali kriketlarda o'rtacha 49,66 natija ko'rsatdi va Angliya Test seriyasida 1: 0 hisobida g'alaba qozonganligi sababli to'p bilan beshta viket oldi.^[93] U iste'dodiga qoyil qolgan, ammo har safar ishdan bo'shatilishida uning introvert munosabati bilan hayratga tushgan boshqa Angliya futbolchilarida aralash taassurot qoldirdi.^[94]

Erta martaba

Angliya 1965 yilda Yangi Zelandiya va Janubiy Afrikani qabul qildi. Yangi Zelandiyaga qarshi Boykot birinchi sinovda Edgbastonda 23 va 44 ballni, ikkinchisida 76 ni yutdi, ammo jarohati tufayli uchinchi sinovni o'tkazib yubordi. U Janubiy Afrikaga qarshi Lordga qaytdi, ammo 105-daqiqada 31 va sekin 28dan so'ng,^[95] matbuot u jamoadagi o'rnini yo'qotishi mumkin deb taxmin qila boshladi. Ikkinchi sinovda Boykot a o'rdak birinchi zarbada va keyinchalik 140 daqiqada Angliya tezkor gol urishi kerak bo'lganida 16 ta yugurishga erishdi; Wisden so'nggi inninglarni "jasorat kerak bo'lganda dahshatli harakat" deb ta'rifladi.^[96] Keyinchalik, Boykot bekor qilindi va uning o'rnini egalladi Erik Rassel.^[96] Boykot mavsum yakunida Avstraliyaga gastrol safari uchun jamoaga qaytdi. In 1965-66 kullar seriyasi, kasallik dastlab uning ishlashini buzdi.^[97] Keyin u birinchi va ikkinchi sinovlar paytida "yorqinroq kriket" shaklini urdi. Xarakterli emas, u birinchi etkazib berishdan to'rttasini urdi Pert, va 16-da 98-ni kiyib oling Bob Barber Ikkinchi sinovda. Uchinchi testda Boykot va Barber to'rt soat ichida 234 ochilish sherikligini o'rtoqlashdilar; Boykot 84 ga etdi, bu uning seriyadagi eng yuqori ko'rsatkichi. Ammo Beshinchi sinovda u ish tashlashni monopollashtirdi, Bob Barberdan yugurib chiqib, 75 daqiqani 17 marta bajarishga muvaffaq bo'ldi. MCM Yangi Zelandiyaga gastrol safariga chiqqach, uning shakli uni yana tark etdi.^[98]

1966 yilda Angliya Vest-Indiya bilan to'qnash keldi. Boykot birinchi sinovdan o'tkazib yuborilgan, ammo 115 bilan hamkorlik qilgan Tom Graveney. Biroq, u ketma-ketlikda kurash olib bordi va o'rtacha 26,57 ko'rsatkichni boshqardi.^[99] Bu Boykot uchun Angliya uchun ham, Yorkshir uchun ham umidsiz yil bo'ldi va uning o'rtacha uchun o'rtacha 36,60 ga tushdi.^[100] Bundan tashqari, u so'nggi 12 ta birinchi darajali inningnda atigi 50 marta ikki marotaba o'tgan edi.^[101] Keyingi yozda u o'z shaklini qayta kashf etdi. 1967 yil 8 va 9-iyun kunlari u o'z maydonida Hindistonga qarshi bo'lmagan eng yuqori 246 ballni tashkil etdi Xingli. 573 daqiqa urish,^[102] Boykot o'ttizga urdi to'rtliklar va a olti 44.32 ish tashlash stavkasida.^[102] U dastlabki 106 marotaba olti soat vaqt olib, inninglarini sekin boshladi; u birinchi soatda 17, ikkinchisida 8 ball to'plagan. Bu, ayniqsa, Angliya selektsionerlarini hafsalasini pir qildi, chunki maydon urish uchun juda yaxshi edi va hindlarning hujumi jarohatlar tufayli zaiflashdi.^[103] Boykot ikkinchi kuni to'rt soat ichida 140 ta yugurishni qo'shib qo'yganida, ularning hafsalasi pir bo'lgan.^[104] U ikkinchi bo'limda kaltak bermadi va Angliya oltita vikt bilan g'alaba qozondi.^[102]

Boykotning sekin urishi ommaviy axborot vositalarining bosimini kuchayishiga olib keldi va uning anglagan xudbin munosabati tufayli u o'yindan keyin jamoadan chetlatildi.^[101] U 1987 yilda esladi: "Qaror o'sha paytda meni hayratda qoldirdi, garchi endi ortga nazar tashlasam, bu muqarrar bo'lib qoldi. Men xijolat tortib, g'azablangan va yonib turgan adolatsizlik tuyg'usiga to'lgan edim, buni aniq va og'riqli eslayman. kun. "^[105] Past darajadagi ishonch va tomoq infektsiyasining kombinatsiyasi Boykottni sinov davomida yana ikki marta o'tkazishni cheklab qo'ydi, bu yil davomida Hindistonga qarshi va Pokistonga qarshi yana bir bor o'ynadi. Shunga qaramay, u yana 1260 ko'rsatkichi bilan 48.46-da mahalliy o'rtacha ko'rsatkichlardan ustun keldi.^[106] 1967 yilda Boykot Angliya bilan G'arbiy Hindistonni aylanib chiqdi va u erda boy shaklga ega bo'ldi. U Angliya 1: 0 hisobida g'alaba qozongan seriyasida 66.14da 463 marotaba ishlagan.^[107]

Lidsdagi Headingley Cricket Ground Boykotning uyi va sevimli joyi bo'lgan, uning yuzinchi birinchi asrdagi sahnasi.

Keyingi ikki yil ichida Boykot faqat vaqti-vaqti bilan Test guruhida paydo bo'ldi. Orqa jarohati uni 1967 yilgi mavsumning yarmini o'tkazib yuborishga majbur qildi va 1968 yilgi kul paytida avstraliyaliklarga qarshi o'rtacha 32,40 ga teng.^[12] Ichkarida uning jarohati ham uning hissasini cheklab qo'ydi; ammo, u 1968 yil iyun oyida o'ynashni to'xtatishga majbur bo'lishidan besh asr oldin urdi.^[108] Talog'idagi sog'liq muammolari va linzalarni taqishga qiynalish Boykotning 1967-68 yillarda Pokiston safari o'tkazib yuborilishini anglatar edi,^[109] Ammo u 1969 yil yozida jamoaga qaytdi va Old Traffordda Vest-Indiya darvozasiga 128 ta, Lord'sda esa boshqa asrda gol urdi. Biroq, qolgan mavsumda u formasini yo'qotdi; u uchinchi sinovda 12 va 0 ball to'plagan va Yangi Zelandiyaga qarshi uchta testda ikkita o'rdak bilan o'rtacha 20.20 ni tashkil etgan.^[110]

Boykot 1970 yilda Jahon XIga qarshi o'tkazilgan dastlabki uchta sinovdan chetda qoldi; u to'rtinchi o'rinda o'ynab, 15 va 64 ball to'plagan, yozning so'nggi sinovida esa 157 ball to'plagan Walter Lawrence Trophy bu asr uchun.^[2] U uchun tanlangan 1970–71 yillarda Avstraliyaga gastrol safari, va birinchi darajadagi barcha o'yinlarda o'rtacha 95,93.^[111] U birinchi darajali o'yinda 173, so'ngra 124 ta gol urdi Kvinslend. Uchinchi sinov o'yinida, dastlabki ikkitasida yaxshi hamkorlikni qo'lga kiritgan Boykot 77 va 142 ni chiqarib yubormadi.^[112] Ikkinchi o'yin paytida Boykot aytdi Basil D'Oliveira, ikkinchisi avstraliyalik spinnerning harakatini ishlab chiqqanligini e'lon qildi Jonni Glison, u "buni ikki hafta oldin tartibga keltirgan".^{[iqtibos kerak ]}

Ushbu voqea ko'p yillar davomida Boykotning xudbin munosabati uchun dalil sifatida ishlatilgan. Uning eng yuqori ko'rsatkichi to'rtinchi sinovning ikkinchi bosqichida 142 emas edi Sidney, 299-g'alabada. Beshinchi sinov o'tkazildi, Boykot 12 va 76 * ni yaratdi va oltinchi testda u qatnashdi tugab qoldi 58. Boykot dastlab yerga ishonmaslik bilan ketishdan bosh tortdi va oxir-oqibat olomondan xitob qilish uchun yurib ketdi.^[113] Ikkinchi pog'onada u 119ni amalga oshirdi, ammo tez Bowlerga qarshi qo'lini jarohatladi Gart MakKenzi Keyingi bir kunlik o'yinda va Angliya Ashni saqlab qolgan so'nggi sinovni o'tkazib yubordi. Keyinchalik u jarohat uning bilagiga doimiy ravishda ta'sir qilganini va cho'ntagida paypoq bilan qovoq to'pini olib yurganini, bilagini kuchli ushlab turish uchun siqib chiqarishi mumkinligini aytdi.^[114] U seriyani 657 ta sinov natijalari bilan 93,85 da yakunladi.^[8]

1971 yilda Boykot "Bir kunlik xalqaro" debyutini Avstraliyaga qarshi o'tkazdi, matbuot uni keyinchalik dunyodagi eng yaxshi raketka ustasi deb tan oldi.^[8] U bir kunlik xalqaro musobaqada to'pni qabul qilgan birinchi raketka va qulab tushgan birinchi viktorin edi,^[2] u 37 to'pdan sakkizta yugurishni amalga oshirgandan so'ng.^[115] 1971 yil yozida u o'rtacha kriketda o'rtacha 100 dan ortiq zavq oldi,^[15] Lord's-da Pokistonga qarshi o'yinda 121 ta gol urmadi.^[58]

U 1972 yilda ketma-ket jarohatlar tufayli atigi ikkita Sinovda o'ynagan, ammo Denness sardorligi ostida Vest-Indiyada jamoaga qo'shilgan. 1973-74 yillarda Ispaniyaning Port-of-Ispaniyasida G'arbiy Hindistonga qarshi birinchi o'yinda Boykot 99 uchun ishdan bo'shatilgan va ikkinchisida 112 ball to'plagan, undan keyin G'arbiy Hindiston kengashi prezidentiga qarshi bo'lmagan birinchi darajadagi 261 ball. XI.^[116]

Boykot va Denness bir-birlari bilan kelisha olishmadi va tur oxirida ular Boykotning uch kunlik o'yinga nisbatan bir kunlik o'yinni afzal ko'rganligi uchun to'qnash kelishdi Bermuda. Boykot o'zining tarjimai holida Denness unga duch kelganida, u "Men afsuslanadigan ishni qilishimdan oldin bu erdan chiqib ket" deb javob berganini esladi.^[117] Boykot "Dennessning professional qobiliyatiga ishonch bildirmadi va uni erkak sifatida hurmat qilmadi va Vest-Indiya oldingisiga o'xshash yana bir tur men istagan so'nggi narsa edi."^[118]

Surgun

1974 yildan 1977 yilgacha Boykot o'zini Angliya uchun mavjud emas deb tanladi. U 2006 yilda shunchaki Test kriketiga ishtahani yo'qotganini va stress unga haddan ziyod katta bo'lganini aytdi.^[119] Boykotning biografisi MakKinstri taxmin qilishicha, o'zboshimchalik bilan surgun qilingan shaxsning tayinlanishi bilan ham bog'liq bo'lishi mumkin Mayk Denness undan keyin Toni Greig Boykotni afzal qilib, Angliya kapitaniga.^[120] Boykot Dennessning kapitanligi va 1987 yilda o'z tarjimai holida uning kaltaklanish standartini juda tanqid ostiga olgan va buni Yorkshirdagi bosim bilan bir qatorda qaroridagi omil sifatida ko'rsatgan.^[118] Uning zaif immuniteti Hindiston yarim oroliga sayohat qilmaslik uchun takrorlanadigan turtki edi. Bu surgun davri bir qator tezkor boulerlarning martaba cho'qqilariga to'g'ri keldi, shu jumladan Dennis Lill, Jeff Tomson, Endi Roberts va Maykl Xolding. Biroq, keyinchalik u yuzga qaytib keldi G'arbiy Hindiston 1970-yillarning oxiri va 1980-yillarning boshlarida eng dahshatli darajadagi batareyalar.^{[iqtibos kerak ]}

Boykot bu ayblovlarga javoban Lillning 21 oy davomida jiddiy shikoyati bilan kriketdan chiqqanligini va Tomsonning 1974-5 kullar seriyasidan oldin 23 oy davomida sinovlarda o'ynamaganligini, chunki muvaffaqiyatsiz debyut sinovidan beri Pokiston (Tomsonning o'yin ko'rsatkichlari 0–110).^[121] Bundan tashqari, u 1973-74 yillarda Ispaniyaning Port-of-Ispaniyasida G'arbiy Hindistonga qarshi birinchi o'yinda 99 uchun ishdan bo'shatilgan va ikkinchisida 112 ball to'plagan, undan keyin G'arbiy Hindiston kengashi prezidenti XIga qarshi kurashda kareradagi eng yaxshi 261 kishi bo'lmagan. Ushbu jamoalarning barchasi Robertsni o'z ichiga olgan, XI kengashi vakili bo'lgan yosh xolding.^[116]

Shu vaqitning o'zida, "Qadimgi kriketchi jingalakni tark etganda "tomonidan chiqarildi Roy Xarper 1975 yilda va yana 1978 yilda Boykot va Jon Snow.^[122][123]

1987 yilda Bi-bi-si surgun yillari haqidagi dramani namoyish etdi Bizning Geoff Boykot o'ynagan Endryu Nikold tomonidan yozilgan Patrik Malahide. Asarda "Boyklar Boyklar bo'ladi" deb nomlangan qo'shiq ijro etildi va "Boyklar kunning oxirida Boyklar bo'ladi, har doim Yorkshirning o'ynaydigan joyi bo'ladi" degan xor bilan.

Qaytish sinovlari

Boykot va boshqalar Kriket bo'yicha Yangi Zelandiya terma jamoasi, Hovuz qo'riqxonasi, 1978 yil fevral

Boykot tomonidan rad etildi Richard Kolling. 1978 yil fevral, Hovuz qo'riqxonasi

Boykot Sinov tomoniga qaytib kelganida Avstraliyaga qarshi da Trent ko'prigi 1977 yilda u tugadi Derek Randall asrni tashkil qilishdan oldin o'z uyi olomonining oldida. Ushbu o'yinda, unda Yan Botam made his England debut, Boycott batted on each of the five days of the match: his first innings 107 started at the end of the first day, he batted throughout the second day and was dismissed on the third day; he started his second innings at the end of day four and batted throughout England's successful run chase scoring 80 not out, scoring the winning runs in partnership with Randall. Among England batsmen, only Allan Lamb, Endryu Flintoff va Rori Berns have emulated this feat of batting on all five days, and all three subsequent to Boycott.^[124] He also had a 215-run partnership with Alan Knott.^[125] Botham later remarked that "The Aussies, shell-shocked at having to bowl at Boycott for twenty-two and a half hours, capitulated without much of a fight."^[6]

On 11 and 12 August 1977, he scored 191 against Australia in the fourth Test in front of a full house at his home ground of Leeds, becoming the first cricketer to score his one hundredth first-class century in a Test match.^[126] Boycott reached the milestone from the bowling of Greg Chappell with an on drive for four.^[127][128] In the match, Boycott became the fourth English player to be on the field for the entire duration of a Test.^[126] Boycott ended the series with 442 runs at an average of 147.33.^[6]

Appointed vice-captain for the tour of Pokiston and New Zealand that winter, Boycott assumed the captaincy in 1978 for two Tests when Mike Brearley was injured, and brought with him his successful summer form. However, he was replaced upon Brearley's return. While the rest of the England team took part in warm-up matches, Boycott remained in Lahor and organised a special warm-up match in which the team would play itself. However, he went on to occupy the crease for a long period of time, limiting the amount of time other players had to practise. He later stated that, as the number-one batsman, he should have the most time in the middle.^[129] In the second Test match, he scored 79 and 100 not out, bringing his Test total since his return to the England team to 684 runs at 136.80.^[129] It was between this match and the third Test that Brearley broke his arm, giving Boycott the captaincy.^[129] Boycott led England to a draw in the third match, his leadership receiving mixed reviews.^[130]

Following Pakistan, Boycott and the England team travelled to New Zealand. In the opening Test match, New Zealand defeated England for the first time in 48 years. Boycott took seven hours and 22 minutes to score 77 runs in the first innings, and in the second innings England were bowled out for 64 when chasing 137 to win.^[131] In the second match, Botham's first Test century took England to 418, but by the end of the match England needed to score quickly to force a win. Boycott, however, told his team that he would play the way he always had, and proceeded to accumulate runs very slowly. Derek Randall was run out, and Botham went out to bat with his captain, informing the dressing room that "Boycs will be back in here before the end of the over."^[131] Botham then ran Boycott out, later claiming in his autobiography that he had done it deliberately.^[132] Indeed, some have suggested that this was a team order. Boycott disputes the suggestion that the run-out was deliberate in his autobiography, referring to Botham's account as "a story that gets bigger and more fanciful with every telling".^[133] The tale does nevertheless remain a renowned story.^[134] Boycott then delayed his declaration, much to the frustration of England bowler Bob Uillis. England did eventually declare, and Willis took 4/14. New Zealand were bowled out for 105 and England won by 174 runs. Boycott suffered a scratch on his shox parda and missed the last two days of the final match,^[135] and by the start of the 1978 season, Brearley had taken the captaincy back from Boycott.^[136]

Ashes series, West Indies and India

Boycott played 38 Test matches against Australia during Ashes' competitions, scoring 2,945 runs at 47.50, with seven centuries.^[137]

Davomida 1978–79 Ashes series, Boycott unusually went in as a Number 11 in the second innings of a match against state side South Australia (not due to injury).^[138] At Perth on 15 December, he scored 77 runs without hitting a boundary – the highest total of this nature – though it did include an all-run four.^[139] England went on to win the six-Test series 5–1,^[140] with Boycott struggling overall through three of the Tests with 263 runs at 21.91.^[141] Boycott then played in the 1979 yil kriket bo'yicha jahon chempionati held in England, taking two wickets in the opening match against Australia, which England won. The hosts then went on to win their next two games and topped their table for the opening round. Reaching the final after a close victory against New Zealand in which Boycott scored only two,^[142] he hit 57 from 105 balls as England chased Viv Richards 138 not out-inspired 286 to win, falling 92 runs short at 194 all out.^[143] Boycott ended the competition with the sixth highest strike rate of 42.99 and an average of 23.00.^[144]

Following the World Cup, against Australia during a Test match at Perth in 1979–80, Boycott became the first man to be marooned on 99 not out in a Test when he ran out of partners. England then toured the West Indies. Here, Boycott again faced the West Indies' feared pace attack, but succeeded in scoring centuries off the likes of Holding, Roberts, Kolin Kroft va Joel Garner, despite having passed the age of 40 the previous year.^[90] Other batsmen, such as David Gower, found the attack difficult to cope with, and the later England captain stated that Boycott often had no sympathy.^[145] Boycott was the third most successful batsman, behind Gooch and Gower, during a tour in which England went down 2–0. He scored 70 in the opening match, the only England player to pass 50.^[145]

In the third match, in Bridjtaun, Barbados, Boycott was to face what was later said to be Holding's greatest over.^[146] Boycott was hit on the gloves by the first delivery, played-and-missed the second outside off stump, was hit on the thigh by the third, fended the next two deliveries away with his bat, and was then bowled by the final delivery.^[146][147] Though in 1987 Boycott would claim a 1966 delivery by Gary Sobers to be the best he ever faced in cricket,^[148] he noted of Holding's over that "for the first time in my life I can look at a scoreboard with a duck against my name and not feel a profound sense of failure."^[147] Boycott led an England fightback in the fourth Test. Having watched Holding's over several times on video, and worked in the nets on his game, Boycott came out and made 38 in the first innings and then hit his twentieth Test century. His career run total was now 7,410, gaining on Gary Sobers' record of 8,032.^[149]

Boycott was appointed an Britaniya imperiyasi ordeni xodimi (OBE) in the 1980 Qirolichaning tug'ilgan kuniga hurmat "for services to Cricket."^[13][150] He then played in the 1981 Ashes series, despite being aged 40. During the second Test at Rabbimniki Boycott was dismissed 40 short of a hundred by Dennis Lill, and was "crushed" given that, as it was his hundredth Test match, he wished to score a century.^[9] Forever keen on the England captaincy, Boycott's hopes were cut short when Botham's 149 not out secured victory in Boycott's 101st Test match, and Mike Brearley 's position as captain was made secure.^[11]

During the series, Boycott became concerned with his form and that he may be dropped before he could chase Sobers' record in the upcoming tour of India. He had scored only 10 and 37 in the Fifth Test; however, in the drawn Sixth Test at Oval he scored 137, passing Colin Cowdrey's record of 7624 runs and becoming England's highest run-scorer.^[151] He ended the series behind only Botham, with 392 runs at 32.66.^[152]

’Bye-bye Boycott’

Boycott was again refused the captaincy for the next Test series against Hindiston over the winter of 1981–82. Angered by this decision, he stated that "even the Yorkshire Ripper got a fair trial in the dock but I've not been given a single chance."^[9][153] He later battled Keith Fletcher over his slow scoring rate, playing Fletcher's comments to him during a press conference using a tape recorder.^[154] The series against India was to be his last. In his final ODI match during England's tour he scored 6 from 12 deliveries.^[155] During the following Test series he passed Sobers' career run record, hitting 60 in the first Test, 36 and 50 in the second to take him 81 runs short, and in the third Test he overtook the record with a flick off his pads for four.^[156] He became the leading Test run-scorer.^[8] In his last Test match, the fourth of the tour, taking place in January 1982, he scored 18 and six.^[157] During the tour, Boycott claimed he was too ill to field in a Test Match, but it was later discovered that he was playing golf while his teammates were still out on the field.^[158]

This led to Boycott being dropped from the side and forced to return to England, despite apologising via a note to the England dressing room.^[11][159] He claimed in his autobiography, however, that he went to the golf course following medical advice to get fresh air.^[158] Later in 1982 he was instrumental in organising, in defiance of a United Nations and a TCCB ban, a rebel tour ning aparteid Janubiy Afrika by 13 current and former England Test cricketers, who were almost all nearing the end of their careers. All the players were banned from international cricket for three years as a result.^[160] By the mid-1980s, with Boycott in good county form and physical shape, there was speculation that he might return to the England side. David Gower, England captain of the time, stated, however, that "Geoffrey's been a marvellous servant for England but we have to look to the future and, in view of his age, it wouldn't make an awful lot of sense to pick him again." This was confirmed by the return of Graham Gooch and Tim Robinson 's 175 against Australia at Leeds, which prompted Botham, who had once remarked that Boycott was "totally, almost insanely, selfish",^[153] to sing ’Bye-bye Boycott’ from the England balcony.^[161]

Commentator, controversy and personal life

Commentating

Cricket commentator and statistician Simon Xyuz states that Boycott is fastidious in the commentary box, always immaculately dressed, and never socialises with the other commentators or production staff.^[163] Bill Sinrich, an official of Trans World International, commented that Boycott "fulfilled all our hopes. He was animated, intelligent, informed, with opinions that got the attention of most people."^[164]

Boycott laid claim to coining the phrase "corridor of uncertainty " as a reference to the area outside the off stump where a batsman is unsure whether he should leave or hit the ball and was noted for using a key to measure the hardness of the pitch, until this was outlawed by the Xalqaro kriket kengashi.^[4] He is especially known for several stock phrases that have become his recognised trademarks in the cricket-watching world, notably (of dropped catches) that his mother or grandmother "could have caught that in her pinny " or (of an easy batting miss) that they could have "hit the ball with a stick of rubarb." These two phrases in particular inspire much affectionate spoofing of his style.^{[165][166][167]}

Boycott was offered a role by Talksport.^[168][169]

Boycott continued to commentate for the station, along with various satellite and Asian channels, until 2003, when his career was further threatened by tomoq saratoni (pastga qarang). Having successfully undergone treatment, Boycott enjoyed a renaissance in his career as he returned to high-profile commentating with 4-kanal, which had meanwhile taken over from the BBC in televising England's home Test games. In November 2005, Boycott rejoined the BBC's Maxsus test sinovlari to provide commentary for England's 2005 tour of Pakistan. In January 2006, Boycott joined Asian channel Ten Sports. U etkazib berdi Kolin Kovri Lecture in 2005, speaking about the need for cricket to adapt to changing circumstances and embrace innovations like Yigirma 20.^{[iqtibos kerak ]}

Boycott worked on Cricket on Five bilan Mark Nikolay and Simon Hughes as co-commentators, and was a member of the BBC Cricket Team for commentary on the 2006/7 Ashes series. His role, as in his other commentary-related work, was to contribute to discussion of the main talking points. During England's 5–0 whitewash by Australia, Boycott stated that the team were undeserving of their MBEs and that he felt "so bad about mine I'm going to tie it round my cat. It doesn't mean anything any more. It's a joke".^[13]

Boycott has been credited as having a high level of influence in the game, with Yorkshire's Chief Executive Stewart Regan crediting Boycott over the completion of a deal for Yunis Xon to play county cricket for Yorkshire in the 2007 season.^[170] On a larger scale, Boycott has worked towards scrapping the rule at Yorkshire regarding the number of overseas players. He stated that he believed Brian Close and the other selectors to be living in past times, and that he wished to encourage a growth in the number of players from Pakistan, the West Indies or India.^[171]

His on-air commentary has caused controversy. As a commentator, Boycott has renewed his 'pull-no-punches' style in contrast to most of his fellow commentators. In particular he is known for criticising players, often in a caustic and strident style. In 2005 he mocked the Australian captain Riki Ponting for electing to bowl first on a batsman-friendly pitch, saying he was a "nice man" for being so generous to the England team. In 2006, he was initially receptive to the difficulties endured by Markus Treskotik during his periods of stress-related illness; however, he was not always as amiable.^[119]

Nevertheless, Boycott has enjoyed a successful commentating career, and his opinions are sought across a number of cricketing media. As well as newspaper columns, Boycott contributes to several online blogs, podkastlar and question and answer sessions, notably on the BBC yangiliklari website and CricInfo.^[172] He is also popular among cricket pundits and biographers, being the subject of three significant biographies from 1982 to 2000,^[164] while his comments are reproduced across a number of published cricketing quotes collections.^[162]

In June 2020 Boycott announced his retirement from Test Match Special citing the Covid-19 pandemiyasi and his heart surgery as the reasons.^[173]

Domestic violence and conviction

Boycott lived for forty years with Anne Wyatt.^[174]

In 1996, Boycott was accused of assault by Margaret Moore, a former lover. Boycott denied the charges, claiming she had fallen over and injured herself. He pointed to the fact that Moore was in financial difficulties and said that he would never hit a woman. Moore was declared bankrupt shortly after making the allegations.^[175] Boycott was absent for the first trial in January at which his was convicted, after his lawyers had been wrongly informed that it was merely a preliminary hearing.^[176] In the second trial, beginning on 20 October 1998, Boycott appeared before a French magistrates' court and was given a three-month suspended sentence,^[177] and his £5,300 fine was confirmed.^[178] He was criticised by the magistrate for the way he conducted his case and for "rudely interrupting" Mrs Moore's barrister.^[179] In September 2019, the magistrate who convicted Boycott recalled that "he was arrogant and he had a deplorable attitude throughout the trial".^[180]

According to Boycott, Moore had grown angry when he refused to marry her, stating that "he was not the marrying kind" and had fallen when throwing his clothing from the window, hitting her head on the carpet.^[181] When he again appealed against his conviction, Moore's version of events that Boycott had attacked her by punching her in the face, causing bruising, was upheld, in the light of photographs of her injuries shown to the court and the testimony of a doctor that the injuries could not have been caused in the way described by Boycott.^[182][183] In 2015 an investigation by the Daily Telegraph alleged that Moore had admitted to a friend she had slipped on a marble floor and hit her head, causing the injury she later claimed was caused by Boycott. The newspaper also discovered that Boycott's solicitor had been contacted by a represented of Moore, suggesting that the allegation would be dropped if he paid her £150,000. Boycott refused to pay the sum demanded, stating he "considered it to be blackmail”. A separate incident documented in court papers also revealled Moore's barrister had demanded £1million from Boycott in return for her silence. Moore's lack of honesty has also been documented in other court cases relating to her business, when Mr Registrar James made a bankruptcy order against her he noted her "a deliberate lack of truthfulness” in her evidence.^[184][185]

At the time of the conviction he was working for BSkyB va BBC radiosi, commentating on England's tour of the West Indies. He was sacked from both roles.^[186][187] He was sacked from his columnist's job in Quyosh, which announced the dismissal in an article on the front page with the headline "Sun Sacks Boycott the Brute",^[188] bo'lsa-da Quyosh had given Boycott an undertaking in writing that they would continue to employ him regardless of the result of the court case,^[121] as had Talk Sport.^[189] A BBC television spokesman said "Geoffrey Boycott is not under contract with the BBC [television] and there are no plans to use him in the future".^[190]

Boycott's commentating career continued, as he was able to carry on working overseas, particularly in India. U mezbonlik qildi The Sunny and Boycs Show bilan Sunil Gavaskar and he hosted the touring Indian team at his home in August 2002.^[191] He worked in South Africa and coached the Pakistan cricket team upon request. In 2001, as resentment towards him in the British media following the court case died down, he was reinstated as a writer for British newspapers, and there was speculation that he would coach Lankashir okrugining kriket klubi ketgandan keyin Bob Simpson, Garchi Mike Watkinson eventually took the role.

Boycott married Rachael Swinglehurst on 26 February 2003 at Wakefield Register Office, and they have a daughter Emma (born October 1988).^{[192][193][194]}

Tomoq saratoni

Talksport, as well as both Indian and South African television programmes, continued to use Boycott as a commentator in 2002, during which he suffered a continual sore throat. Finding a lump while shaving, Boycott returned to England, and on 20 August 2002 was examined at Lids umumiy kasalxonasi. By 3 September 2002, he was informed that he had four cancerous tumours in his throat.^[4]

Initially, surgeons recommended an eight-hour procedure to remove the tumours; their size and proximity to his voice box eventually persuaded them to recommend radioterapiya, of which Boycott had 35 sessions from 22 October. By December, scans revealed that the majority of the tumours had disappeared, and the final tumour's disappearance was confirmed in early 2003. Although initially reluctant to discuss his health with the public, he spoke privately with his daughter, Emma, and then released a statement publicly, which evoked a significant emotional response.^[195] On 16 August 2003, he was given his own standing ovation by the crowd at Trent ko'prigi as he and a number of other cricketers did a lap of the ground in vehicles to celebrate Trent Bridge's 50th Test match.^[192]

Return to commentary

Following this public support, Boycott resumed writing for Daily Telegraph and commentating on To'rtinchi kanal for the Cheltenham and Gloucester Championship Final and the following summer's cricket. Beshinchi radio jonli then hired Boycott in early 2004. His fellow commentators state that his illness has altered his voice and led to a more pleasant personality, but that he is still prone to unpleasant behaviour. Channel Four producer Gary Francis stated "I think Geoff is a lot more mellow now. He still has his moments, like when the taxi does not arrive and he is not happy, as he makes extremely clear. But overall he's great fun to work with."^[196]

In September 2004, Boycott wrote for Daily Telegraph a posthumous tribute to lifelong friend Brayan Klof.^[197]

In 2004, it was reported in Yorkshire Post that Boycott was supporting the Birlashgan Qirollik Mustaqillik partiyasi in that year's Evropa parlamentiga saylov.^{[iqtibos kerak ]}

In early 2008, there was speculation that Boycott would be given a role on the England coaching staff, pertaining in particular to the coaching of Endryu Flintoff back from injury.^[198] On 8 May 2008, however, the ECB revealed that Boycott would not hold such a position. The two had been involved in the past, and while Flintoff is an admirer of Boycott, the ECB stressed any coaching relationship would only be informal. Boycott, however, used to give informal talks to younger cricket players during his career, and the media speculated that he might find a place coaching the England U19s.^[198] Boycott continued in his commentating career for TMS, criticising the England team's approach to the ODI matches under Pietersen in India in November 2008.^[199] Also in November, Daily Mail contributor Leo McKinstry published a new biography of Boycott.^[164]

On 2 January 2009, Boycott, along with 54 others, was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.^[14] On 9 August 2009, while commentating on the fourth Ashes Test at Headingley that season, he was invited to take part in an on-field ceremony to induct him into the Hall of Fame along with Yan Botam and the Yorkshire greats Uilfred Rods va Fred Trueman. Botham was also in attendance, along with Trueman's widow, Veronica, and Colin Graves kim kabi Yorkshire County kriket klubi chairman, accepted the honour on behalf of Rhodes. Boycott said: "I would like to thank the ICC for awarding me this great honour and for also choosing Headingley as the venue. This ground holds so many wonderful memories for me and the Yorkshire public have always been my greatest supporters, so having this award on home soil in front of them makes it more special". Colin Graves included Boycott in his tribute to Rhodes when he said: "It is a great honour to accept the cap on behalf of a Yorkshire legend. Wilfred Rhodes was an exceedingly gifted player and is rightly regarded as one of England's greatest all-rounders. I am also delighted to see two other great Yorkshiremen and another great all-rounder inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame today".^[200]

Boycott continued to be an active member of the cricket community, voicing his support in late April 2009 for Pakistan player Said Ajmal, and calling for the legalisation of the doosra spin-bowling delivery.^[201] He levelled criticism in July 2009 against Kevin Pietersen for his captaincy difficulties and in September against Endryu Flintoff for his apparent favour of club cricket over internationals.^[202][203]

On 29 November 2009, he was commentating an ODI between England and South Africa when he was heard swearing on air following a catch taken by Pol Kollingvud that dismissed Ryan McLaren. The BBC released a statement on 30 November which read: "An off-air comment made by Geoffrey Boycott in a live broadcast was heard by some listeners which we apologised for as soon as we realised it had been audible."^[204][205]

On 19 August 2017, during an interval question and answer session on day 3 of the England v West Indies Test at Edgbaston, Boycott stated he was more likely to get a ritsarlik if he "blacked his face". He later stated that his comment had been "clearly wrong" and stated he had "utmost respect" for West Indian cricket players.^[206] Having long been nicknamed "Sir Geoffrey", Boycott was formally given that title when appointed a Ritsar bakalavr yilda Theresa May's resignation honours 2019 yil 10 sentyabrda.^[207] In response to criticism from anti-domestic abuse campaigners about his knighthood, Boycott said that he "does not give a toss".^[208]

Presidency of Yorkshire, Corridor of Certainty

Boston Hall yilda Boston kurorti, the home of Boycott since 2013

In March 2012, Boycott was elected President of Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Elected at an annual meeting, he gained 91.09% of the vote.^[209] The election came on the back of Yorkshire's relegation from the first to the second division of the County Championship, the reversal of which Boycott targeted immediately upon taking up the post. He remarked to the media that "The only thing that really matters to the membership is that Yorkshire do well in Championship cricket."^[209] His tenure also presided over the club's 150th anniversary in 2013. In February 2014, it was revealed that former Test umpire and Yorkshire player Dickie Bird would replace Boycott.^[210]

In March 2013, Boycott and his partner Rachael Swinglehurst purchased the II sinf ro'yxati Boston Hall in Boston kurorti, G'arbiy Yorkshir, citing a desire to be closer to family, friends, and Yorkshire County Cricket Club.^[211] They later married, and have a daughter. Later in 2014 he released a book entitled Geoffrey Boycott: The Corridor of Certainty bilan Simon va Shuster. ESPNcricinfo reviewed the piece in October, commenting on Boycott's more amiable personality since his recovery from cancer: "we have a much more rounded and nuanced book, full of self-awareness and a willingness, even eagerness, to acknowledge errors, failings and regrets... This a complex, driven man, whom we all recognise and admire for his achievements, revealing aspects of his life and survival that have hitherto been kept close to his chest."^[212]

O'yin uslubi

Boycott's playing style revolved around intense concentration, solid defence and attention to detail, while avoiding heavy hitting or slogging.^[214] He was described in The Complete Encyclopaedia of Cricket as "one of the greatest opening batsmen that the game has known. He dedicated his life to the art of batting, practising assiduously and eschewing any shot that might even hint at threatening the loss of his wicket."^[8] Through his Test career, he scored 15.4% of England's runs, and England won 32.41% of the Tests in which Boycott played.^[215] This compares with England's 34.76% victory rate over all Test cricket history.^[216] Richard Hutton, Yorkshire and England batsman and son of Len Hutton, described Boycott as a "one-pace player", suggesting that he was unable to alter his playing pace as the match circumstances dictated.^[217] Nevertheless, Boycott maintained an "impeccable" defensive technique, and possessed a temperament ideally suited for five-day Test matches.^[218] Arlott wrote that "his technique is based on a defence organised as near flawlessness as may be."^[219] Boycott himself remarked, in 1981, that: "Given the choice between Rakel Uelch and a hundred at Lord's, I'd take the hundred every time."^[153][220] His careful batting is reflected in his 22 centuries for England, of which only two had a strike rate of over 51.00.^[221] Former England bowler Frenk Tayson wrote in 1987, in The Test Within, that "the greatness of Boycott the batsman and the gaffes of Boycott the man had common roots in an unceasing quest after perfection."^[153] Boycott also kept a black book which he used to record bowlers' tendencies.^[222]

While this style facilitated his solid defensive play, it inhibited him as a stroke player and made him susceptible to hand and arm injuries, especially his left shoulder, elbow and forearm due to his high elbow to control the bat on defensive strokes. Such injuries would be common throughout his career.^[223] One such injury almost required the tip of a broken finger to be amputated. He was occasionally vulnerable to left-arm bowlers, either due to his inability to adjust his line of stroke or because during his career there were few fast left-hand bowlers for him to practise against in the nets.^[224] Another reason is because he did not like to move around the stumps, much unlike Bert Sutcliffe, that helped him fare better against pace bowlers, and Boycott later adjusted to move back and across to fast bowlers, while staying still against spinners and medium pacers.^{[225][yaxshiroq manba kerak ]} Boycott himself disputes this. In spite of that, he was never vulnerable to any one particular bowler. Pace bowler Dennis Lill was the most successful against him in Test matches, with seven dismissals. Gary Sobers also dismissed him seven times, but Lillee did so in fewer matches.^[215][226] Peter Lever, a Test colleague, discussed with Boycott his vulnerability when playing the hook stroke, which was to get him out on more than one occasion.^[227][228] Overall in Test cricket, 54% of Boycott's dismissals were by being caught, with lbw and bowled taking 14% and 16% respectively.^[215] Boycott was an occasional medium-pace inswing bowler. He was never a genuine har tomonlama, but took seven wickets at Test level at an average of 54.57, often bowling wearing his cap turned back-to-front to assist his vision.^[4]

At the start of his career, Boycott was a below average fielder, having received no coaching on this from Yorkshire and with little inclination to rectify it when concentrating on his batting. A fellow Yorkshire batsman Ken Teylor worked with Boycott, who was "limited in [fielding] ability, " but had "tremendous determination". With further help from his two brothers Boycott's fielding improved. He became a safe pair of hands generally at cover point,^[229] though he continued to lack power and pace in the field,^[230] never taking more than two catches in a Test innings, and averaging 0.170 dismissals per innings with 33 career catches in all.^[231] He would remark in his autobiography that his usual fielding positions depended not on the tactical situation but on whether the captain was one of Boycott's critics, who would therefore banish him to a remote part of the field.^{[iqtibos kerak ]}

Yozma ishlar

Boycott has written a number of works on cricket, including his own autobiography and a joint project on the biography of umpire Dickie Bird:

• Geoff Boycott's Book for Young Cricketers, 1976.
• Sinovdan o'tkazing, 1979.
• Opening up, 1980.
• In The Fast Lane, 1981
• Sir Geoffrey. 21 Years of Yorkshire Cricket, 1984.
• Boycott: The Autobiography, 1987.
• Free as a Bird: Life and Times of Harold "Dickie" Bird with David Hopps, 1997.
• Boycott on Cricket, 1990.
• Geoffrey Boycott on Cricket, 1999.
• The Best XI, 2008
• Geoffrey Boycott: The Corridor of Certainty, 2014

Yozuvlar

• Wisden, a Yilning kriketchisi for 1965,^[2] when he played nine Test matches, scoring 617 runs with one century and four fifties at an average of 47.46.^[232]
• Winner of the Walter Lawrence Trophy in 1970.^[2]

Sinov o'yinlari

Boycott's abilities in the Test match theatre during his career of 17 years and 216 days^[233] have left him with a number of Kriket yozuvlarini sinab ko'ring. He is the seventh most capped player for England in Tests,^[234] and has the sixth highest career runs total in Tests for an England player, 8114.^[235] He was the fourteenth quickest player to reach 8,000 runs, taking 190 innings.^[236]

He topped the national averages for six seasons, the highest of any post-World War II player,^[237] and is tied for third in the list of centuries for England behind only Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen.^[7][237]

Boycott was also the first player to score 99 not out, and the first to score 99 and then a century in a Test match.^[237] The forty-eight century partnerships he was involved was a record for any England player,^[237] but has again been surpassed by Alastair Cook. In 1977 against Australia, Boycott became the first England player to bat on all five days of a Test match on his return to international cricket at Trent Bridge.^[2] He spent the 629 minutes at the crease for 191 runs in 1977.^[238]

Opening partners

Such was Boycott's longevity in the game that he had 16 opening partners for England.^[239][240]

The reason why these figures cover only 191 of Boycott's 193 Test innings is because he batted at No.4 in both innings of the third Test against West Indies at Bridgetown in March 1974 (after Denness, Amiss and Jameson). He opened the batting in the other four Tests in that series.

Career performance

		Urish[241]				Bowling[242]
Qarama-qarshilik	Uchrashuvlar	Yuguradi	O'rtacha	Yuqori ball	100 / 50	Yuguradi	Viketlar	O'rtacha	Eng yaxshi
Avstraliya	38	2945	47.50	191	7/14	107	2	53.50	2/32
Hindiston	13	1084	57.05	246*	4/2	8	0	–	–
Yangi Zelandiya	15	916	38.16	131	2/6	30	0	–	–
Pokiston	6	591	84.42	121*	3/3	4	0	–	–
Janubiy Afrika	7	373	37.30	117	1/2	217	5	43.40	3/47
G'arbiy Hindiston	29	2205	45.93	128	5/15	16	0	–	–
Umuman olganda	108	8114	47.72	246*	22/42	382	7	54.57	3/47

An innings-by-innings breakdown of Boycott's Test match batting career, showing runs scored (red bars) and the average of the last ten innings (blue line). The blue dots indicate an innings where he was not dismissed.^[243]

Bir kunlik xalqaro

Boycott's ODI career was noticeably less productive than his Test.^[6] He did, however, face the first One-Day International ball ever bowled, and was the first batsman to be dismissed in what was the first ever ODI game.^[2] The match, considered a one-off at the time due to ODI cricket being in its infancy, was hastily arranged to cover a washed out 1970-71 Ashes Test.^[244]

Career performance:

		Urish[245]				Bowling[246]
Qarama-qarshilik	Uchrashuvlar	Yuguradi	O'rtacha	Yuqori ball	100 / 50	Yuguradi	Viketlar	O'rtacha	Eng yaxshi
Avstraliya	17	686	52.76	105	1/5	42	2	13.00	2/15
Kanada	1	14	–	14*	0/0	3	0	–	–
Hindiston	2	11	5.50	6	0/0	–	–	–	–
Yangi Zelandiya	3	37	12.33	20	0/0	24	1	24.00	1/24
Pokiston	4	27	9.00	18	0/0	14	2	7.00	2/14
G'arbiy Hindiston	9	307	34.11	70	0/4	38	0	–	–
Umuman olganda	36	1082	36.06	105	1/9	105	5	21.00	2/14

Xalqaro asrlar

Izohlar

Adabiyotlar

Chop etilgan manbalar

Onlayn maqolalar

Tashqi havolalar

• Jefri Boykot da ESPNcricinfo
• "Kul uchun TMS bilan ko'rpa ostida (Boykotning 100-asrining audio sharhi mavjud)". Maxsus test sinovlari. BBC.