Being Geoffrey Boycott | A First and Second-Hand Account of 108 Caps

Geoffrey Boycott (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 1915237254 / ISBN 13: 9781915237255

Published by Trinorth Ltd, 2023

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Being Geoffrey Boycott | A First and Second-Hand Account of 108 Caps | Geoffrey Boycott (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2023 | Trinorth Ltd | EAN 9781915237255 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Being Geoffrey Boycott | A First and Second-Hand Account of 108 Caps
• Publisher: Trinorth Ltd
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1915237254
• ISBN 13: 9781915237255
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 155H x 25D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 25 millimeters depth
• Weight: 516 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Bücher

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Synopsis

Geoffrey Boycott is undoubtedly one of England's greatest ever batsmen. Playing 108 Test matches between 1964 and 1982, the hugely controversial opener scored a then record 8 114 runs at 47 72 - the highest completed average of any English player since 1970 - against some of the greatest bowlers the world has ever seen.

When the first lockdown came, finding himself without cricket for the first time in his life, Geoffrey Boycott sat down and began to write a retrospective warts-and-all diary of each of his Test match appearances. It is illuminating and unsparing, characterized by Boycott's astonishing memory, famous forthrightness and unvarnished, sometimes lacerating, honesty. That 100 000 word document forms the basis for Being Geoffrey Boycott, a device that takes the reader inside Geoffrey's head and back through cricket history, presenting a unique portrait of the internal and external forces that compelled him from a pit village in Yorkshire to the pinnacle of the world game.

Now 81 and still one of the most recognizable cricketers England has ever produced, Boycott has teamed up with award-winning author Jon Hotten in this catalogue of his tumultuous time with the national side. Dropped for scoring a slow double hundred, making himself unavailable to play for England for several years, captain for eight seasons of a group of strong, stroppy and extremely talented players at Yorkshire, bringing up his hundredth hundred at Headingley against the Old Enemy, seeing David Gower and Ian Botham emerge as future greats, playing under Mike Brearley in the 1981 Ashes, in this enlightening book Boycott reveals a host of never-before-heard details regarding his peers and his playing days.