Boycott undergoes surgery on throat cancer

Former England skipper Sir Geoffrey Boycott has undergone room to region his pharynx cancer, says his girl Emma.

Posting an update connected her father's X account, external, Emma Boycott said Sir Geoffrey underwent a "three hour" operation.

Boycott, 83, was told past period nan crab had returned, having been treated for nan unwellness successful 2002 pinch chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

"Just to fto everyone cognize my father, Geoffrey, has successfully travel retired of room this evening aft a 3 hr cognition to region his pharynx cancer," said Emma Boycott.

"Yet to spot him but surgeon says it went well. He asked that I station an update."

The erstwhile England opening batsman played successful 108 Tests for his state betwixt 1964 and 1982, scoring 8,114 runs including 22 centuries.

He captained nan broadside connected 4 occasions during nan 1978 play alternatively of injured regular skipper Mike Brearley.

Boycott, who played first-class cricket for Yorkshire, averaged 56.83 arsenic a batter pinch complete 48,000 runs and 151 centuries.

Boycott spent 14 years pinch nan BBC's commentary squad aft his retirement, moving connected Test Match Special until 2020.

He had quadruple bosom bypass room successful 2018, which he said was a facet successful his determination to measurement distant from commentary, arsenic good arsenic nan coronavirus pandemic.