Famous Cricketers No 69 - G. Boycott

1974 In his benefit season Boycott enjoyed mixed fortunes. He scored six first-class hundreds, with two of these in the same match, the re-introduced “Test Trial”. With Yorkshire he finally appeared to have found a regular opening partner in Richard Lumb, with whom he shared four century opening partnerships during the season. After an unsuccessful first Test match against India he withdrew from the Test team, perhaps disillusioned not to be offered the England captaincy. It was to be three years before he again appeared for England. In the next first-class match he scored 149 not out against Derbyshire and maintained his good form throughout the rest of the season. In the final match he made an unbeaten 142, his first hundred against Surrey. Once again he headed Yorkshire’s batting averages. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 322. Yorkshire v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, May 1, 2, 3 (Yorkshire won by nine wickets) c S.P.Coverdale b M.N.Field 140 300-6d 110 did not bat - 6-1 194 323. Yorkshire v Northamptonshire, Northampton, May 8, 9, 10 (Northamptonshire won by two wickets) c D.S.Steele b Sarfraz Nawaz 1 265-8 250-8 1 c G.Sharp b Sarfraz Nawaz 17 105 122-8 324. Yorkshire v Indians, Bradford, May 11, 12, 13 (Match drawn) lbw b S.Abid Ali 15 206 102 lbw b E.D.Solkar 14 170-3d 144-5 325. Yorkshire v Oxford University, The Parks, May 15, 16, 17 (Yorkshire won by an innings and 169 runs) b Imran Khan 89 342-9d 106 1 67 1 326. MCC v Indians, Lord’s, May 18, 20, 21 (Match drawn) c S.M.Gavaskar b E.D.Solkar 12 305-8d 231 c S.M.Gavaskar b E.D.Solkar 1 173-2d 136-3 327. Yorkshire v Warwickshire, Abbeydale Park, Sheffield, May 22, (23), (24) (Match drawn) b R.G.D.Willis 15 43-1 309 1 328. Yorkshire v Lancashire, Headingley, May 25, 27, 28 (Match drawn) b K.Shuttleworth 41 220-9 250 not out 79 124-3 213-7d 329. England v The Rest, Worcester, May 29, 30, 31 (Match drawn) not out 160 281-6d 267-8d c R.W.Taylor b R.E.East 116 219-3d 142-3 330. ENGLAND v INDIA, Old Trafford, June 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 (England won by 113 runs) lbw b S.Abid Ali 10 328-9d 246 c F.M.Engineer b E.D.Solkar 6 213-3d 182 1 331. Yorkshire v Derbyshire, Abbeydale Park, Sheffield, June 19, 20, 21 (Match drawn) not out 149 251-4d 152 lbw b P.E. Russell 8 199-5d 260-7 1 332. Yorkshire v Middlesex, Middlesbrough, June 22, 24 (Middlesex won by eight wickets) c P.H.Edmonds b F.J.Titmus 24 116 204 lbw b F.J.Titmus 63 144 60-2 333. Yorkshire v Leicestershire, Leicester, June 29, July 1, 2 (Leicestershire won by seven wickets) b R.Illingworth 8 108 220 1 retired hurt 10 174 63-3 334. Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire, Worksop, July 13, 15, 16 (Yorkshire won by an innings and 69 runs) c M.J.Harris b G.St A.Sobers 35 250-7d 94 87 335. Yorkshire v Gloucestershire, Harrogate, July 17, 18 (Yorkshire won by an innings and 165 runs) b R.D.V.Knight 23 406-8d 71 170 336. Yorkshire v Middlesex, Lord’s, July 27, 29, 30 (Middlesex won by 104 runs) b F.J.Titmus 8 227-6 303-3 c P.H.Edmonds b J.S.E.Price71 187 215-5d 33