Sir Geoffrey Boycott undergoes successful throat cancer surgery

Geoffrey Boycott out of danger after successful surgery to remove relapsed throat cancer.

Sir Geoffrey Boycott undergoes successful throat cancer surgery

Sir Geoffrey Boycott, image courtesy: X

English cricketing icon and a formidable voice on the microphone, Sir Geoffrey Boycott has successfully undergone a surgery which was meant to eradicate a tumour from his throat. As confirmed by his daughter Emma, he is out of danger and the surgery was successful.

The erstwhile English batter underwent prolonged chemotherapy in 2002 for the same reason. Despite recovering from the ailment, once again in May 2024, Sir Boycott learned that the cancer has relapsed and he will have to undergo another surgery and a detailed medical procedure to be cured.

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Just to let everyone know my Father, Geoffrey, has successfully come out of surgery this evening after a 3 hour operation to remove his throat cancer. Yet to see him but surgeon says it went well. He asked that I post an update.
Emma tweeted from her father’s account

Former Australian cricketer, Darren Lehmann thanked Emma for the update and also the best wishes for Boycott’s speediest recovery. Joining him in the deluge of wishes, former English cricketers, Michael Vaughan and Mark Butcher also posted a red heart on X.

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A glance at the illustrious career of Sir Geoffrey Boycott and his notable works

In his glistening career, Sir Geoffrey Boycott played for 18 staggering years where he went onto score 151 first-class centuries while amassing over 8000 runs from 108 Test matches at a fine average of 48. In his domestic career, he went onto play for Northern Transvaal and Yorkshire.

Geoffrey Boycott
Sir Vivian Richards, Sir Geoffrey Boycott, image courtesy: X

Boycott holds countless honours for his prolonged service to English cricket, first with the bat and then with the microphone. He holds an Officer of the Order of the British Empire which was awarded to him in the 1980 Birthday Honours for his services to cricket. He was also knighted in the 2019 Resignation Honours of Theresa May and also holds the honorary life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club.

Boycott also has a large volume of books that he has penned spanning from the likes of ‘Geoff Boycott’s Book for Young Cricketers’ to ‘Geoffrey Boycott: The Corridor of Uncertainty’. His notable work paid as a tribute to iconic umpire, Dickie Bird, namely ‘Free as a bird: Life and Times of Harold Dickie Bird with David Hopps’ made massive ripples in the ocean of English literature.

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