Thoughts on Geoffrey Boycott?

[Howe_zat]

That is a bit of a misleading stat. As well as all playing fewer tests, one would assume they all played quite a lot fewer innings as he was an opener and they spent most of their careers at 5-6-7

I mean, I'm not trying to say that Boycott was as aggressive as those guys, he clearly wasn't. Just that someone who hits that many runs must have been more than just a blocker. Bloke might have put a premium on his wicket but that doens't mean he has to be remembered as boring above all else, he was too classical and too good for that.

 

[Burgey]

A very very good opening test match batsmen, who knows how many more centuries and runs he would have scored if he hadnt missed a few years because of the issues with Mike Denness, a straight talking guy and a bit blunt at times which upset some folks, talked to him a couple of times and always seemed ok to me. too many people judge him that do not know him,

Didn’t he belt his missus?

 

[Coronis]

Fun comparison though meaningless

Kallis 280 innings 1585 boundaries (1488/97)
Ponting 286 innings 1582 boundaries (1509/73)

I believe Lara (unsurprisingly) has the best ratio of the 10k club

232 innings 1647 boundaries (1559/88)

 

[shortpitched713]

Bloke might have put a premium on his wicket but that doens't mean he has to be remembered as boring above all else, he was too classical and too good for that.

 

[fredfertang]

Didn’t he belt his missus?

So she claimed, but was later demonstrated to be a thoroughly dishonest woman

 

[Northerner]

Didn’t he belt his missus?

Who knows for certain,

 

[a massive zebra]

Who knows for certain,

Let's not spread rumours about debunked accusations. The accuser later admitted that her injuries were caused by falling on a marble floor and not by Boycott. She has a well established history of dishonesty and attempted blackmail.

In 2015, an investigation by the Daily Telegraph alleged that Moore had admitted to a friend she had slipped on a marble floor and hit her head, causing the injury she later claimed was caused by Boycott. The newspaper also discovered that Boycott's solicitor had been contacted by a representative of Moore, suggesting that the allegation would be dropped if he paid her £150,000. Boycott refused to pay the sum demanded, stating he "considered it to be blackmail". A separate incident documented in court papers also revealed Moore's barrister had demanded £1 million from Boycott in return for her silence. Moore's lack of honesty has also been documented in other court cases relating to her business, when Mr Registrar James made a bankruptcy order against her he noted "a deliberate lack of truthfulness" in her evidence.

 

[Northerner]

Let's not spread rumours about debunked accusations. The accuser later admitted that her injuries were caused by falling on a marble floor and not by Boycott. She has a well established history of dishonesty and attempted blackmail.

Didnt know about that particular report, but as i said in the response to the guy who said he belted his misses , we did not know for certain, meaning i was not convinced he did what he was accused of,