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Geoffrey Boycott

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The Resume

    (October 21, 1940- )
    Born in Fitzwilliam, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Played cricket for England (1964-82)
    108 Test matches with over 8,000 runs
    Named Wisden Cricketer of the Year (1965)
    Inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame (2009)
    Commentator, most recently for BBC Radio 4's 'Test Match Special'

Why he might be annoying:

    He got along so badly with other cricketers that several quit the Yorkshire club when he was appointed captain (1971).
    Fellow Test cricketer Ian Botham called him 'totally, almost insanely, selfish.'
    He was dropped from his last Test team when he was discovered to have been playing golf after claiming to be too ill to participate in a match (1982).
    He was suspended from international play for three years after defying a UN ban and leading a cricket tour of apartheid-era South Africa (1982).
    He reportedly refused to socialize with fellow commentators or the production staff.
    Cricketer Steve Harmison said, 'Within the English dressing room, his views are regarded as a joke.... Indeed, quite a few of us cringe whenever he comes near.'
    His ex-lover, Margaret Moore, accused him of assault (1998).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He nearly died at age eight when he fell on iron spikes, impaling his chest.
    Despite his friction with other players, he was popular with the Yorkshire crowds.
    He was the first English cricketer to pass 8,000 in test runs.
    A British Sky Broadcasting official said, 'He fulfilled all our hopes. He was animated, intelligent, informed, with opinions that got the attention of most people.'
    He successfully battled throat cancer (2002-03).
    Fellow broadcasters said he became much more pleasant to work with after his illness.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 193 Votes: 49.22% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying