Geoffrey Boycott: An Extraordinary Innings
Sir Geoffrey Boycott is one of England's greatest cricketers, from humble beginnings in a Yorkshire mining village to playing 108 Test matches and becoming the world's leading Test run scorer. Now 85, he is battling throat cancer for a second time. The Telegraph's chief cricket correspondent Nick Hoult spent 24 hours with him at his home, resulting in this four-part podcast series telling Boycott's life in his own words. It covers his remarkable career, his second career as a broadcaster, and his personal battles.
Episodes
Episode 4: TMS glory days and living with cancer
In this final episode, Nick Hoult speaks to Sir Geoffrey about his incredible second career as a broadcaster with the BBC and in India, the keys to being a good commentator and his relationship with Jonathan Agnew.Geoffrey also reveals how he believes feng shui helped him beat throat cancer for the first time, how he's dealing with his second battle with the disease - a battle which has left him u
Episode 3: The art of batting and why Bazball was "crap"
In episode three, Nick Hoult speaks to Sir Geoffrey about the art of batting, how modern cricket differs to his playing days, and what he makes of the current England side - as he reveals that Harry Brook's uncle asked him to help his nephew, but the England batsman never called.Sir Geoffrey also remembers some of the great characters he played with and against, including Sir Ian Botham and Michae
Episode 2: England fallouts and one hundred hundreds
Sir Geoffrey reflects on life as an international cricketer, his favourite touring destinations, and amazing England wins against Australia, South Africa, India and the West Indies.He also remembers two turbulent periods of his career: being dropped for slow scoring in 1967, and his self-imposed exile from the England team from 1974-1977.And he recalls a remarkable return to the side in 1977 aged
Episode 1: From post-war Yorkshire to England opener
In this, the first episode of Geoffrey Boycott: An Extraordinary Innings, we chart the England and Yorkshire legend's rise from the post-war terraced streets of Fitzwilliam to making his debut for this country against Australia, aged just 23.Sir Geoffrey recounts playing cricket under gaslight with ambitions of representing Yorkshire, his childhood friendship with Michael Parkinson and Dickie Bird
Coming soon... Geoffrey Boycott: An Extraordinary Innings
One of the game's most colourful, and at times controversial, characters; this new four-part special podcast series is Sir Geoffrey Boycott’s life in his own words. Coming 15th August. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
