{"product_id":"geoff-boycott-a-cricketing-hero-0007196938","title":"Geoff Boycott: A Cricketing Hero","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0007196938\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e McKinstry, Leo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew modern British sportsmen have fascinated the public more than Geoff Boycott. In this first comprehensive and balanced account of Boycotts life - fully updated to include his battle against cancer - award-winning author Leo McKinstry lifts the lid on one of crickets great enigmatic characters.A record-breaking Test cricketer and acerbic commentator, Geoff Boycott has never been far away from controversy during his long career in the game.Based on meticulous research and interviews with a host of players, Test captains, officials, broadcasters, friends and enemies, this definitive biography cuts through the Boycott myth to expose the truth about this charismatic, single-minded and often exasperating personality.What was Boycott like as a schoolboy? How did his England cricket colleagues such as Graham Gooch, Dennis Amiss and Brian Close feel about him as a person? Why was he so unpopular in his early career for Yorkshire? And what is the real truth about the relationships that soured his private world?From his upbringing as a miners son in a Yorkshire village, through highlights like his hundredth century at Headingley against Australia, to the low points such as the damaging court case in France, this warts-and-all account of his life makes for captivating reading.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51598847410464,"sku":"NEW0007196938","price":14.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61S-do9EKVL_f44745b0-9562-42e9-ac55-57ae0837a89b.jpg?v=1779207516","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/geoff-boycott-a-cricketing-hero-0007196938","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}