Geoffrey Boycott: An Extraordinary Innings
The Telegraph
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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.
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Episode 1: From post-war Yorkshire to England opener 15.08.2026 34mIn 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, and giving up his career in the civil service in order to play the game full-time.Presenter: Nick HoultProducer: John CadiganCommissioning Editor: Louisa WellsSport Features Editor: Jake GoodwillHead of Sport: Julian BennettsMusic by John CadiganHighlights:Growing up on the terraced streets of FitzwilliamChildhood friendship with Michael ParkinsonMaking his England debut aged 23 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
Coming soon... Geoffrey Boycott: An Extraordinary Innings 07.08.2026 1mOne 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.
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