Sir Geoffrey Boycott, 83, 'taken turn for worse' as family shares heartbreaking health update 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... Sir Geoffrey Boycott Diagnosed With Cancer For A Second Time As England 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...