Former England skipper Geoffrey Boycott successfully undergoes throat cancer surgery, confirms family member
Published - 18 Jul 2024, 01:38 PM | Updated - 24 Aug 2024, 05:57 AM
Former England captain and legendary batsman Sir Geoffrey Boycott recently underwent successful surgery to remove throat cancer. Sir Geoffrey Boycott's daughter Emma Boycott shared an update about his recovery on his official social media handle, stating that the surgery was successful in treating the cancer.
Earlier this month, the 83-year-old former England cricketer disclosed that he had been diagnosed with throat cancer for the second time. Geoffrey Boycott first battled the illness more than two decades ago. The legendary cricketer was treated for cancer with chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments in 2002.
Geoffrey Has Successfully Come Out Of Surgery - Emma Boycott
Emma Boycott took to her father's X (formerly known as Twitter) account to announce that Geoffrey Boycott underwent a successful three-hour surgery to remove his throat cancer. Emma confirmed the procedure went well, and posted the update at her father's request.
"Just to let everyone know my father, Geoffrey, has successfully come out of surgery this evening after a three-hour operation to remove his throat cancer. Yet to see him but the surgeon says it went well. He asked that I post an update," said Emma Boycott.
Just to let everyone know my Father, Geoffrey, has successfully come out of surgery this evening after a 3 hour operation to remove his throat cancer. Yet to see him but surgeon says it went well. He asked that I post an update - @BabyBoycs
— Sir Geoffrey Boycott (@GeoffreyBoycott) July 17, 2024
Geoffrey Boycott had a distinguished cricket career from 1964 to 1982. The former right-handed batter played 108 Tests for England and scored 8,114 runs at an average of 47.72, including 22 centuries. Boycott captained the England national cricket team in four Test matches in the absence of injured Mike Brearley.
He scored 1,082 runs in 36 ODIs at an average of over 36, including one century and nine fifties. After retiring from cricket, he had a prominent media career with the BBC's Test Match Special. Boycott underwent quadruple heart bypass surgery in 2018, which influenced his decision to retire from commentary in 2020.
I Have Throat Cancer - Geoffrey Boycott
The cricket world was stunned on July 2 when Geoffrey Boycott revealed that his cancer had returned. Boycott acknowledged that overcoming cancer again will require excellent medical treatment and some luck. He stated his intention to move forward and hope for the best.
“In the last few weeks I have had an MRI scan, CT scan, a PET scan and two biopsies and it has now been confirmed I have throat cancer and will require an operation," Boycott said in a previous statement.
“From past experience I realise that to overcome cancer a second time I will need excellent medical treatment and quite a bit of luck and even if the operation is successful every cancer patient knows they have to live with the possibility of it returning. So I will just get on with it and hope for the best.”
In addition to his international success, Boycott had an impressive first-class cricket career with Yorkshire. He scored over 48,000 runs in 609 games at an average of 56.83, including 151 centuries. He is among the top run-scorers in first-class cricket. His career spanned from 1962 to 1986.
