60 acast.com Geoffrey Boycott: An Extraordinary Innings https://shows.acast.com/geoffrey-boycott-an-extraordinary-innings en The Telegraph 2026 Cricket, Geoffrey, Boycott, England, India, Australia, Ashes, Yorkshire The Telegraph Sir Geoffrey Boycott is one of England's greatest ever cricketers. From extremely humble beginnings in the terraced streets of the Yorkshire mining village of Fitzwilliam, he went on to play 108 Test matches for England, becoming the leading Test run scorer in the world and one of the game’s all-time greats.


Now 85, and following a second brilliant career as a broadcaster - most notably on the BBC's Test Match Special and in India for Ten Sports - Sir Geoffrey is seriously ill. Diagnosed with throat cancer for the second time in July 2024, he is facing perhaps his greatest battle yet. 


The Telegraph's chief cricket correspondent, Nick Hoult, has had the privilege of getting to know Sir Geoffrey very well over the last two decades in his role as one of our esteemed cricket columnists, and he was recently invited to spend twenty four hours with him at his home in Cheshire. 


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.

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]]> Sir Geoffrey Boycott is one of England's greatest ever cricketers. From extremely humble beginnings in the terraced streets of the Yorkshire mining village of Fitzwilliam, he went on to play 108 Test matches for England, becoming the leading Test run scorer in the world and one of the game’s all-time greats.


Now 85, and following a second brilliant career as a broadcaster - most notably on the BBC's Test Match Special and in India for Ten Sports - Sir Geoffrey is seriously ill. Diagnosed with throat cancer for the second time in July 2024, he is facing perhaps his greatest battle yet. 


The Telegraph's chief cricket correspondent, Nick Hoult, has had the privilege of getting to know Sir Geoffrey very well over the last two decades in his role as one of our esteemed cricket columnists, and he was recently invited to spend twenty four hours with him at his home in Cheshire. 


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.

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]]> false The Telegraph podcasts@telegraph.co.uk 6a75f6fc237988582ea98a57 geoffrey-boycott-an-extraordinary-innings episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1786114941867-3bb9796e-eff2-4581-be9a-6a2e3b1f64ab.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/geoffrey-boycott-an-extraordinary-innings Geoffrey Boycott: An Extraordinary Innings 810596b0-9577-11f1-ae70-03965b9f7b1b Episode 1: From post-war Yorkshire to England opener Episode 1: From post-war Yorkshire to England opener Sat, 15 Aug 2026 05:00:00 GMT 34:35 6a7eee7083128ee3d23a4abc false https://shows.acast.com/geoffrey-boycott-an-extraordinary-innings/episodes/from-post-war-yorkshire-to-england-opener 6a7eee7083128ee3d23a4abc 6a75f6fc237988582ea98a57 from-post-war-yorkshire-to-england-opener full 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, and giving up his career in the civil service in order to play the game full-time.


Presenter: Nick Hoult

Producer: John Cadigan

Commissioning Editor: Louisa Wells

Sport Features Editor: Jake Goodwill

Head of Sport: Julian Bennetts

Music by John Cadigan


Highlights:


  • Growing up on the terraced streets of Fitzwilliam
  • Childhood friendship with Michael Parkinson
  • Making his England debut aged 23

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]]> 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, and giving up his career in the civil service in order to play the game full-time.


Presenter: Nick Hoult

Producer: John Cadigan

Commissioning Editor: Louisa Wells

Sport Features Editor: Jake Goodwill

Head of Sport: Julian Bennetts

Music by John Cadigan


Highlights:


  • Growing up on the terraced streets of Fitzwilliam
  • Childhood friendship with Michael Parkinson
  • Making his England debut aged 23

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