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Geoffrey Boycott has scored 23 centuries in Test cricket and One Day Internationals.

Geoffrey Boycott is a former English cricketer. A right-handed batsman,[1] he played for England between 1964 and 1982, including captaining them for 4 Tests and 2 ODIs between 1977 and 1978,[2][3] and made 23 centuries in international cricket, 22 in Tests and 1 in One Day Internationals. As of March 2019 he sits joint fifty-sixth in the list of century-makers in international cricket.[a][4]

Boycott made his Test debut against Australia at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 4 June 1964.[5] He scored his first Test century, also against Australia, in the final match of the same series at The Oval, London on 13 August 1964, scoring 113.[6] He scored his final Test century against India at the Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi on 23 December 1981,[7] scoring 105. His final Test match was the following game of the same series at Eden Gardens, Calcutta (now Kolkata) on 1 January 1982,[8] having played 108 matches, and also held the record for the most runs in Test cricket at the time, with 8,114 runs.[9] His highest score in Tests is 246 not out, scored against India at Headingley, Leeds on 8 June 1967.[10]

Boycott made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Australia in the inaugural One Day International at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on 5 January 1971[11] and played his final ODI against India at the Gandhi Stadium, Jalandhar on 20 December 1981,[12] having played 36 matches. His only century in the format came against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on 11 December 1979.[13]

Key

Symbol Meaning
* Remained not out
† Man of the match
Pos. Position in the batting order
Inn. The innings of the match
S/R Strike rate during the innings
H/A Venue was at home (England) or away
Date Match starting day
Lost The match was lost by England
Won The match was won by England
Drawn The match was drawn
Home The match was played in England
Away The match was played in opponent's country

Test centuries

Test centuries scored by Geoffrey Boycott[14]
No. Score Against Pos. Inn. Test Venue H/A Date Result Ref
1 113  Australia 1 3 5/5 England The Oval, London Home 13 August 1964 Drawn [6]
2 117  South Africa 1 2 5/5 South Africa St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Away 12 February 1965 Drawn [15]
3 246*  India 2 1 1/3 England Headingley, Leeds Home 8 June 1967 Won [10]
4 116  West Indies 2 2 5/5 Guyana Bourda, Georgetown Away 28 March 1968 Drawn [16]
5 128 †[b]  West Indies 1 1 1/3 England Old Trafford, Manchester Home 12 June 1969 Won [17]
6 106  West Indies 1 4 2/3 England Lord's, London Home 26 June 1969 Drawn [18]
7 142*  Australia 1 3 4/7 Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Away 9 January 1971 Won [19]
8 119*  Australia 1 3 6/7 Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Away 29 January 1971 Drawn [20]
9 121*  Pakistan 1 1 2/3 England Lord's, London Home 17 June 1971 Drawn [21]
10 112  Pakistan 1 1 3/3 England Headingley, Leeds Home 8 July 1971 Won [22]
11 115  New Zealand 1 2 3/3 England Headingley, Leeds Home 5 July 1973 Won [23]
12 112  West Indies 1 3 5/5 Trinidad and Tobago Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain Away 30 March 1974 Won [24]
13 107  Australia 2 2 3/5 England Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home 28 July 1977 Won [25]
14 191  Australia 2 1 4/5 England Headingley, Leeds Home 11 August 1977 Won [26]
15 100* †  Pakistan 1 4 2/3 Pakistan Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad Away 2 January 1978 Drawn [27]
16 131  New Zealand 2 1 2/3 England Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home 10 August 1978 Won [28]
17 155  India 2 1 1/4 England Edgbaston, Birmingham Home 12 July 1979 Won [29]
18 125  India 1 3 4/4 England The Oval, London Home 30 August 1979 Drawn [30]
19 128*  Australia 2 4 1/1 England Lord's, London Home 28 August 1980 Drawn [31]
20 104*  West Indies 2 3 4/5 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's Away 27 March 1981 Drawn [32]
21 137  Australia 1 2 6/6 England The Oval, London Home 27 August 1981 Drawn [33]
22 105  India 2 1 3/6 India Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Away 23 December 1981 Drawn [7]

One Day International centuries

ODI centuries scored by Geoffrey Boycott[34]
No. Score Against Pos. Inn. S/R Venue H/A Date Result Ref
1 105 †  Australia 2 1 84.67 Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Away 11 December 1979 Won [13]

Notes

  1. ^ Boycott shares the position with Shikhar Dhawan, Justin Langer and V. V. S. Laxman.
  2. ^ Awarded as a "Batsman Of The Match" award, joint with Roy Fredericks.

References

  1. ^ "Geoff Boycott". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / G Boycott / Test matches / Matches captained". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / G Boycott / One-Day Internationals / Matches captained". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Records / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records / Batting records / Most hundreds in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  5. ^ "1st Test, Australia tour of England at Nottingham, Jun 4-9 1964". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b "5th Test, Australia tour of England at London, Aug 13-18 1964". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  7. ^ a b "3rd Test, England tour of India at Delhi, Dec 23-28 1981". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  8. ^ "4th Test, England tour of India at Kolkata, Jan 1-6 1982". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  9. ^ Arnold, Peter; Wynne-Thomas, Peter (2006). The Complete Encyclopaedia of Cricket (3rd ed.). Carlton. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-84732-284-5.
  10. ^ a b "1st Test, India tour of England at Leeds, Jun 8-13 1967". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Only ODI, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia at Melbourne, Jan 5 1971". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  12. ^ "2nd ODI, England tour of India at Jalandhar, Dec 20 1981". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  13. ^ a b "5th Match (D/N), Benson & Hedges World Series Cup at Sydney, Dec 11 1979". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / G Boycott / Test matches / Hundreds". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  15. ^ "5th Test, England tour of South Africa at Port Elizabeth, Feb 12-17 1965". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  16. ^ "5th Test, England tour of West Indies at Georgetown, Mar 28 – Apr 3 1968". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  17. ^ "1st Test, West Indies tour of England and Ireland at Manchester, Jun 12-17 1969". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  18. ^ "2nd Test, West Indies tour of England and Ireland at London, Jun 26 – Jul 1 1969". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  19. ^ "4th Test, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia at Sydney, Jan 9-14 1971". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  20. ^ "6th Test, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia at Adelaide, Jan 29 – Feb 3 1971". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  21. ^ "2nd Test, Pakistan tour of England at London, Jun 17-22 1971". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  22. ^ "3rd Test, Pakistan tour of England at Leeds, Jul 8-13 1971". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  23. ^ "3rd Test, New Zealand tour of England at Leeds, Jul 5-10 1973". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  24. ^ "5th Test, England tour of West Indies at Port of Spain, Mar 30 – Apr 5 1974". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  25. ^ "3rd Test, Australia tour of England at Nottingham, Jul 28 – Aug 2 1977". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  26. ^ "4th Test, Australia tour of England at Leeds, Aug 11-15 1977". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  27. ^ "2nd Test, England tour of Pakistan at Hyderabad, Jan 2-7 1978". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  28. ^ "2nd Test, New Zealand tour of England and Netherlands at Nottingham, Aug 10-14 1978". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  29. ^ "1st Test, India tour of England at Birmingham, Jul 12-16 1979". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  30. ^ "4th Test, India tour of England at London, Aug 30 – Sep 4 1979". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  31. ^ "Only Test, Australia tour of England at London, Aug 28 – Sep 2 1980". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  32. ^ "4th Test, England tour of West Indies at St John's, Mar 27 – Apr 1 1981". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  33. ^ "6th Test, Australia tour of England at London, Aug 27 – Sep 1 1981". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  34. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / G Boycott / One-Day Internationals / Hundreds". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
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