London, July 18 (IANS) The cricket fraternity congratulated England's legendary batsman Geoffrey Boycott and wished him a speedy recovery after he underwent successful surgery for throat cancer.
Earlier this month, Boycott learned that his throat cancer, for which he had undergone chemotherapy and radiotherapy in 2002, had recurred and this time required surgery.
In an update via Boycott's ex's account, his daughter Emma said: “My dad Geoffrey had a successful surgery. The three-hour operation to correct throat cancer was a success.”
Reacting to this, former Australia player and head coach Darren Lehmann wrote, “Thanks for the update, please pass on our thoughts to the entire family. We are glad the surgery was a success.”
Former England player Alan Butcher wrote: “Great news,” while ex-captain Michael Vaughan posted a red heart emoji.
Boycott scored 8,114 runs in 108 Tests from 1964 to 1982. He also captained England on four occasions in 1978 when Mike Brearley was injured.
He scored his 100th first-class century against Australia at Headingley in 1977. His Test career spanned 108 matches, in which he scored 8114 runs at an average of 47.72, including 22 centuries and 42 half-centuries.
He represented Yorkshire in first-class cricket, where his 48,426 runs are the fifth-highest of all time. He later became Yorkshire chairman and until 2020 was involved with the BBC Test Match Special commentary team for 14 years.
Apart from writing several books on cricket, he also worked with Sky Sports and Talk Sports Radio.
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