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Geoffrey Boycott

Personal information
Born	(1940-10-21) 21 October 1940 (age 84) Fitzwilliam, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Nickname	Boycs Fiery GLY (Greatest Living Yorkshireman) Sir Geoffrey Thatch
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Opening batsman
International information
National side	England (1964–1982)
Test debut (cap 422)	4 June 1964 v Australia
Last Test	1 January 1982 v India
ODI debut (cap 1)	5 January 1971 v Australia
Last ODI	20 December 1981 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1962–1986	Yorkshire
1971/72	Northern Transvaal
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 108 36 609 313 Runs scored 8,114 1,082 48,426 10,095 Batting average 47.72 36.06 56.83 39.12 100s/50s 22/42 1/9 151/238 8/74 Top score 246* 105 261* 146 Balls bowled 944 168 3,685 1,975 Wickets 7 5 45 30 Bowling average 54.57 21.00 32.42 40.26 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/47 2/14 4/14 3/15 Catches/stumpings 33/– 5/– 264/– 99/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  England ICC Cricket World Cup Runner-up 1979 England
Source: CricketArchive, 7 December 2008

Sir Geoffrey Boycott (born 21 October 1940) is a famous former Test cricketer from England. He played for Yorkshire and the England national team. From 1962 to 1986, Boycott was known as one of England's best opening batsmen. He was part of the English team that finished as runners-up in the 1979 Cricket World Cup.

Boycott started his international career in 1964 in a Test match against Australia. He was famous for staying at the batting crease for a long time. He scored many runs, becoming one of the top players in first-class cricket history. He was the first English player to average over 100 runs in a season, which he did in 1971 and 1979.

Even though he was a great player, he sometimes had disagreements with his teammates. Cricket writer John Arlott once said Boycott had a "lonely" career. After playing 108 Test matches for England, Boycott's international career ended in 1982. At that time, he was England's highest Test run-scorer with over 8,000 runs. He received an OBE award for his contributions to cricket. In 1965, he was named one of the five Cricketers of the Year by Wisden. In 2009, he joined the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame.

After he stopped playing, Boycott became a well-known cricket commentator on radio and TV. He was known for speaking his mind and often criticized how modern players batted. In 2002, he was diagnosed with throat cancer. He had successful radiation treatment and got better. He returned to commentating in 2003 and continued until 2020, when he retired from the BBC Radio 4 Test Match Special team.

Early Life and Cricket Beginnings

Geoffrey Boycott was born in a mining village called Fitzwilliam. This village is near Wakefield and Pontefract in Yorkshire, England. He was the oldest of three sons. His father worked in a colliery, which is a coal mine.

When Boycott was eight, he had a serious accident. He fell and was injured by a machine handle, which led to his spleen being removed. In 1950, his father also had a bad accident while working as a coalminer, hurting his spine. His father never fully recovered and passed away in 1967.

How He Started Playing Cricket

Boycott started playing cricket at a very young age on the streets of Fitzwilliam. He used a manhole cover as the wicket. He later said this is where he learned his favorite shots. These included the square cut, the clip to leg, and the straight drive. He liked the straight drive because the ball would go far down the street, letting him run many runs.

He went to Fitzwilliam Primary School. There, he won an award for scoring 45 runs and taking six wickets for 10 runs in a school match. At age 10, he joined Ackworth Cricket Club and showed "outstanding ability."

School and Early Coaching

At 11, he did not pass the exams for grammar school. So, he went to the local Kinsley Secondary Modern School. However, a year later, he passed late-entry exams and moved to Hemsworth Grammar School. He was so good at cricket that he captained the school's First XI team when he was just 15. In winters, he trained at an indoor cricket school. There, he was coached by Johnny Lawrence, a former professional player.

While studying for his O-levels, he found it hard to read the blackboard. He was upset when he learned he needed glasses. At first, his cricket playing was difficult with the fragile glasses. But things got better when he got stronger glasses, like those worn by cricketer Roy Marshall. His uncle, Albert Speight, also helped him a lot with his early cricket game. In 1958, Boycott left school with seven O-level passes and the school's Individual Cricket Cup. That summer, he played football for the Leeds United under-18 team.

In 1965, Boycott told the BBC he left school at 17 because he did not want to be a financial burden on his parents. He also wanted to focus on his cricket career. From 1958 to 1963, he worked as a clerk in Barnsley. During this time, he played for several cricket clubs. He captained the South Elmsall district team and had a batting average of 70. He also played for Barnsley, where a member of Yorkshire's County Cricket team committee, Clifford Hesketh, noticed him.

County Cricket Career

Boycott started playing for his home county, Yorkshire, in 1962. He had been a top player for Leeds, Yorkshire Colts, and Yorkshire Second XI. In 414 matches for Yorkshire, he scored 32,570 runs. His average was 57.85, and his highest score was 260 not out against Essex. He made 103 centuries in total. He also scored 8,699 runs in List A cricket, averaging 40.08. Boycott averaged over 100 runs in an English first-class season twice: 100.12 in 1971 and 102.53 in 1979. He is one of only two players to have done this.

Boycott became captain of Yorkshire in 1971. However, he was removed from the role in 1978 because the team did not win any trophies under his leadership. He was then dismissed as a player but was brought back after many members protested. Throughout his career, Boycott often had disagreements with other strong players at the club, like Fred Trueman and Brian Close. Despite this, he remained popular with the Yorkshire fans.

First Years with Yorkshire

Before playing first-class cricket, Boycott played for the successful Barnsley Cricket Club. He joined in 1959 and became a regular player that year. In one match, he hit a boundary off his first ball in first-class cricket. His teammate Dickie Bird remembered Boycott's "application, concentration and absolute belief in himself."

Boycott made his Yorkshire first-team debut on 16 June 1962 against the Pakistan touring team. He opened the batting and scored four runs in both innings. He played his first County Championship match on 20 June against Northamptonshire.

Early in his career, Boycott played in his spectacles. Later, he switched to contact lenses because his eyesight was poor. He feared his career would end without them. His first games for Yorkshire were not very impressive. However, when Brian Close became captain in 1963, he convinced the committee to keep Boycott. This paid off when Boycott scored 145 runs against Lancashire on 2 June 1963. This century was part of a 249-run partnership, which was a Yorkshire record.

Boycott secured his place in the Yorkshire team in 1963 with several good scores. He also made a century partnership in both innings of a match against Leicestershire with Ken Taylor. He then scored 165 not out against Leicestershire, his highest score at that time. He finished his first full season with 1,446 runs. He received his county cap on 2 October.

In 1964, Boycott scored 151 against Middlesex and another hundred against Lancashire. He also played for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against the Australian touring side at Lord's, scoring 63. By the end of 1964, Boycott was the top domestic player with an average of 59.45.

Attacking Play and Records

While Boycott was known for his defensive play, he could also play attacking cricket. His highest one-day score, a match-winning 146, came in the 1965 Gillette Cup final against Surrey. In that match, he hit 15 fours and three sixes. He and Brian Close added 192 runs for the second wicket, helping Yorkshire set a record total of 317.

In 1966, Boycott scored two centuries in one match for the first time. This was against Nottinghamshire on 18 July. On 15 June 1968, he carried his bat through an entire Yorkshire innings, staying unbeaten on 114 runs. He finished that season as the top national player. On 27 July 1970, he scored 260 not out against Essex, his highest first-class score in England. At the end of that season, Brian Close was removed as captain, and Boycott was given the captaincy.

Leading the Team

Boycott captained Yorkshire for eight seasons, from 1971 to 1978. Becoming captain had been one of his goals since he started playing county cricket. However, his time as captain was not very successful for Yorkshire. The club did not win any competitions and ranked low in the Championship table. This was a big change from their past success.

Some members of the committee wanted to remove him almost immediately. He also caused problems among his teammates, and many players left the club because of disagreements with Boycott. Despite this, Boycott's own performance did not suffer. In his first year as captain, he scored 2,503 runs with an average of 100.12.

Boycott was the top national player in 1972 with an average of 72.35. In 1973, Yorkshire did not win any of the 8 championship games with Boycott as captain. This led to more calls for him to be removed from captaincy. He also had more disagreements with other players and committee members.

In 1974, Boycott's form dipped. He scored only 75 runs in the first innings of the season, except for a century against Cambridge University. However, he scored 152 not out against Worcestershire on 15 May. This meant he had scored centuries against every first-class county. Both he and Yorkshire struggled in 1975 and 1976.

In 1978, Boycott broke a finger, and John Hampshire temporarily took over as captain. Boycott returned later in the season, scoring well. However, a poll of the team showed that 95% of the players wanted a permanent change in captaincy. On 29 September, the Yorkshire club committee decided to keep Boycott as a player but give the captaincy to Hampshire. Boycott spoke out against this decision on a TV show, which caused strong reactions.

Later Years in County Cricket

After much thought, Boycott continued to play for Yorkshire. In 1979, he scored 1,941 runs, hitting six centuries. This helped him pass Len Hutton's record of 129 first-class centuries. In 1980, he scored his ninth century in a "Roses match" (Yorkshire vs. Lancashire), matching Herbert Sutcliffe's record. He also finished the season with an average over 50.00 for a record eleventh year in a row.

In the early 1980s, Boycott continued to play well. However, a slow score of 140 not out angered captain Ray Illingworth and caused more tension with the Yorkshire Committee. In 1982, Boycott and Graham Stevenson set a record 149-run partnership for Yorkshire's tenth wicket against Warwickshire.

On 3 October 1983, the committee decided not to offer Boycott a contract for the next season. This caused many protests from his supporters. On 21 January 1984, facing pressure, the Yorkshire Club committee offered Boycott a contract for 1984. Several committee members resigned, and Boycott himself was elected to the committee.

The 1984 season was not his best, with slow scoring in several matches. This, along with continued disagreements, led to a loss of support from some allies. However, his success on the field returned in 1985. He scored 1,657 runs and shared a record opening partnership of 351 with Martyn Moxon. Many younger players enjoyed being around Boycott during this time, as he often coached them.

In 1986, Boycott scored 890 runs, but injuries became more frequent as he was over 45. This was the first season since 1962 that he did not score 1,000 runs. On 23 September 1986, it was confirmed he would not be offered a contract for the next year. Boycott was offered contracts by other counties, but he never took them. He never played professional cricket again. When he retired, he had scored more first-class runs than any other active player.

England Test Match Career

Over his 18-year career, Boycott scored 8,114 runs in 108 Test matches for England. He was the first England cricketer to pass 8,000 Test runs. As of 2023, he is seventh on England's all-time run-scoring list. His average of 47.72 runs over 193 innings is the highest for an England player since 1970. He scored 22 centuries, which is fourth in England's records. England never lost a Test match in which he scored a century.

Headingley Cricket Ground, in Leeds, was Boycott's home and favourite ground, the scene of his hundredth first-class century.

Making His Debut

Boycott started his Test career on 4 June 1964, just two years after his first-class debut. This was in the first Test against Australia. He was the top scorer with 48 runs before he was bowled out. The match ended in a draw, and Boycott did not bat in the second innings due to a cracked finger. He scored 58 at Old Trafford and then 113 at The Oval, which was his first Test century. He finished his first Test series with 291 runs.

In the winter of 1964, Boycott was chosen for the England team to tour South Africa. He had some low scores in warm-up matches but did better in the Test series. He scored 73 in the first Test, 76 in the fourth, and 117 in the final match. He averaged 49.66 in all first-class cricket during the tour. England won the Test series 1–0.

Early Years with England

In 1965, England played New Zealand and South Africa. Boycott scored well against New Zealand but missed the third Test due to injury. Against South Africa, his slow scoring led to speculation that he might lose his place. He was later dropped from the team.

Boycott returned for the tour to Australia in 1965-66. He showed a "brighter cricket" style. In the Third Test, Boycott and Bob Barber shared a 234-run opening partnership. Boycott scored 84, his highest of the series. However, in the Fifth Test, he batted slowly and ran out Bob Barber.

In 1966, England faced the West Indies. Boycott struggled during this series, and his average fell. The following summer, he found his form again. He made his highest Test score of 246 not out against India at Headingley in 1967. However, his slow scoring frustrated the selectors, and he was dropped. He still topped the domestic averages that year. In 1967, Boycott toured the West Indies with England, scoring 463 runs.

Over the next two years, Boycott played only sometimes for the Test team. A back injury made him miss half of the 1967 season. Health issues with his spleen and problems with contact lenses meant he missed the tour of Pakistan in 1968-69. But he returned in 1969, scoring 128 against the West Indies at Old Trafford and another century at Lord's.

In 1970, Boycott played in the fourth Test against the World XI, scoring 15 and 64. In the final Test, he scored 157. He was selected for the 1970–71 tour of Australia. He averaged 95.93 in all first-class matches. In the third Test, Boycott made 77 and 142 not out. His highest score was 142 not out in the second innings of the Fourth Test at Sydney. He ended the series with 657 Test runs.

In 1971, Boycott made his One Day International debut against Australia. He was the first batsman to receive a ball in a one-day international. He was also the first batsman to be dismissed in the first ever ODI game, scoring eight runs. In the summer of 1971, he averaged over 100 in domestic cricket and scored 121 not out against Pakistan at Lord's.

He played only two Tests in 1972 due to injuries. He rejoined the team in the West Indies in 1973–74. Boycott scored 99 in the first innings and 112 in the second against the West Indies. He also made a career-best first-class score of 261 not out against a West Indies Board President's XI.

Time Away from England Team

Between 1974 and 1977, Boycott chose not to play for England. He said in 2006 that he had lost his desire for Test cricket, and the pressure became too much.

Return to Test Cricket

Boycott vs New Zealand national cricket team, Basin Reserve, February 1978

Boycott dismissed by Richard Collinge. February 1978, Basin Reserve

When Boycott returned to the Test team against Australia at Trent Bridge in 1977, he scored a century. In this match, he batted on all five days: his first innings 107 started on day one, he batted throughout day two, and was dismissed on day three. He started his second innings on day four and batted throughout England's successful chase, scoring 80 not out. He also had a 215-run partnership with Alan Knott.

On 11 and 12 August 1977, he scored 191 against Australia in the fourth Test at his home ground in Leeds. He became the first cricketer to score his one hundredth first-class century in a Test match. Boycott ended the series with 442 runs.

He was made vice-captain for the tour of Pakistan and New Zealand that winter. Boycott became captain in 1978 for two Tests when Mike Brearley was injured. He led England to a draw in the third match.

Following Pakistan, Boycott and the England team went to New Zealand. In the first Test, New Zealand beat England for the first time in 48 years. Boycott took seven hours and 22 minutes to score 77 runs in the first innings. In the second match, Ian Botham scored his first Test century. Boycott batted very slowly, which frustrated his teammates. Botham later ran Boycott out, which some say was done on purpose. England eventually won the match.

Later Test Series

Boycott played 38 Test matches against Australia during Ashes' competitions, scoring 2,945 runs at 47.50, with seven centuries.

During the 1978–79 Ashes series, Boycott scored 77 runs without hitting a boundary. England won the six-Test series 5–1. Boycott then played in the 1979 Cricket World Cup in England. He took two wickets in the opening match against Australia. England reached the final but lost to the West Indies. Boycott scored 57 runs in the final.

After the World Cup, against Australia in 1979–80, Boycott became the first player to be left on 99 not out in a Test when his team ran out of other batsmen. England then toured the West Indies. Boycott faced the West Indies' fast bowlers and scored centuries, even though he was over 40. He was the third most successful batsman on a tour where England lost 2–0.

In the third match in Bridgetown, Barbados, Boycott faced what was called Michael Holding's greatest over. Boycott was bowled out by the final ball. He later said that for the first time, he did not feel like a failure with a duck (zero runs) next to his name. Boycott then fought back in the fourth Test. He scored 38 in the first innings and then his twentieth Test century. His total career runs were now 7,410, getting close to Gary Sobers' record of 8,032.

He then played in the 1981 Ashes series, even at age 40. In the second Test at Lord's, Boycott was dismissed 40 runs short of a century. He was very disappointed because it was his hundredth Test match. Boycott's hopes for the England captaincy were cut short when Botham's 149 not out secured victory, making Mike Brearley's position as captain secure.

During the series, Boycott worried about his form. In the drawn Sixth Test at The Oval, he scored 137, passing Colin Cowdrey's record of 7,624 runs. He became England's highest run-scorer.

End of International Career

Boycott was not given the captaincy for the next Test series against India in the winter of 1981–82. He was very angry about this decision. The series against India was his last. In his final ODI match, he scored 6 runs. During the following Test series, he passed Sobers' career run record. In his last Test match in January 1982, he scored 18 and six runs.

During the tour, Boycott said he was too ill to field in a Test Match. However, it was later found that he was playing golf while his teammates were on the field. This led to Boycott being dropped from the team and sent back to England. He later said he went to the golf course for fresh air, following medical advice.

In 1982, he helped organize a special tour to South Africa that was not approved by cricket authorities. As a result, all the players were banned from international cricket for three years. By the mid-1980s, there was talk that Boycott might return to the England team. However, the captain at the time, David Gower, said that England needed to look to the future because of Boycott's age. This was confirmed by the return of Graham Gooch and Tim Robinson's good performance.

Playing Style and Skills

Boycott's playing style was all about strong concentration, solid defense, and paying close attention to details. He avoided hitting the ball too hard or trying risky shots. He was described as "one of the greatest opening batsmen that the game has known." He spent his life practicing batting and avoided any shot that might risk his wicket.

Throughout his Test career, he scored 15.4% of England's runs. England won 32.41% of the Tests he played in. Richard Hutton, a fellow player, said Boycott was a "one-pace player." This meant he found it hard to change his batting speed depending on the game. However, Boycott had an "impeccable" defensive technique. He also had a calm personality, which was perfect for five-day Test matches.

Boycott himself once said that he would always choose a century at Lord's over anything else. His careful batting is shown by his 22 centuries for England, where only two had a fast scoring rate. Former England bowler Frank Tyson wrote that Boycott's greatness came from his constant search for perfection. Boycott also kept a special black book where he wrote down how different bowlers played.

While his style helped his strong defense, it sometimes limited his attacking shots. It also made him prone to hand and arm injuries, especially his left shoulder, elbow, and forearm. These injuries were common throughout his career. He was sometimes vulnerable to left-arm bowlers. The fast bowler Dennis Lillee was the most successful against him in Test matches, getting him out seven times.

Boycott was also an occasional medium-pace bowler. He was not a true all-rounder, but he took seven wickets in Test matches. He often bowled with his cap turned backward to help him see better.

At the start of his career, Boycott was not a great fielder. He did not get much coaching on fielding and focused mostly on his batting. However, with help from his teammate Ken Taylor and his two brothers, Boycott's fielding improved. He became a reliable fielder, especially at cover point.

Books Written by Boycott

Boycott has written several books about cricket, including his own life story and a book about umpire Dickie Bird:

• Geoff Boycott's Book for Young Cricketers, 1976.
• Put to the Test, 1979.
• Opening up, 1980.
• In The Fast Lane, 1981
• Sir Geoffrey. 21 Years of Yorkshire Cricket, 1984.
• Boycott: The Autobiography, 1987.
• Free as a Bird: Life and Times of Harold "Dickie" Bird with David Hopps, 1997.
• Boycott on Cricket, 1990.
• Geoffrey Boycott on Cricket, 1999.
• The Best XI, 2008
• Geoffrey Boycott: The Corridor of Certainty, 2014
• Being Geoffrey Boycott, 2022

Achievements and Honours

• He was named a Cricketer of the Year by Wisden in 1965.
• He won the Walter Lawrence Trophy in 1970.
• Boycott was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1980 for his services to Cricket.
• He was knighted in 2019.
• He became an honorary life member of the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1993.
• He was president of Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 2012 to 2014.
• He received an honorary doctorate in Sports Science from Leeds Metropolitan University on 20 July 2010.

Test Match Records

Boycott's long career of over 17 years left him with many Test cricket records.

• He is the seventh most capped player for England in Tests.
• He has the sixth highest career runs total in Tests for an England player, with 8,114 runs.
• He was the fourteenth quickest player to reach 8,000 runs.
• He was the top national player for six seasons, more than any other player after World War II.
• He is tied for fourth in the list of centuries for England.
• England never lost any of the 22 Test matches where he scored a century (winning 10 and drawing 12).
• Boycott was the first player to score 99 not out.
• He was also the first to score 99 and then a century in a Test match.
• The 48 century partnerships he was involved in was a record for any England player at the time.
• In 1977, Boycott became the first England player to bat on all five days of a Test match. He spent 629 minutes at the crease for 191 runs in that match.

Opening Partners in Test Matches

Boycott played for so long that he had 16 different opening partners for England.

These numbers cover 191 of Boycott's 193 Test innings. He batted at number 4 in two innings of a Test against West Indies in March 1974. He opened the batting in the other four Tests in that series.

Test Performance by Opponent

Boycott's international Test figures for batting and bowling by opposition

		Batting				Bowling
Opponent	Matches	Runs	Average	High score	100 / 50	Runs	Wickets	Average	Best
Australia	38	2945	47.50	191	7/14	107	2	53.50	2/32
India	13	1084	57.05	246*	4/2	8	0	–	–
New Zealand	15	916	38.16	131	2/6	30	0	–	–
Pakistan	6	591	84.42	121*	3/3	4	0	–	–
South Africa	7	373	37.30	117	1/2	217	5	43.40	3/47
West Indies	29	2205	45.93	128	5/15	16	0	–	–
Overall	108	8114	47.72	246*	22/42	382	7	54.57	3/47

This graph shows Geoffrey Boycott's Test match batting career, with red bars for runs scored in each innings and a blue line showing his average over the last ten innings. Blue dots mean he was not out.

One-Day International Career

Boycott's One-Day International (ODI) career was not as successful as his Test career. However, he was the first batsman to face a ball in an ODI. He was also the first batsman to be dismissed in the very first ODI game. This match was quickly arranged to make up for a rained-out Test match in the 1970-71 Ashes series.

ODI Performance by Opponent

Boycott's international ODI figures for batting and bowling by opposition

		Batting				Bowling
Opponent	Matches	Runs	Average	High score	100 / 50	Runs	Wickets	Average	Best
Australia	17	686	52.76	105	1/5	42	2	13.00	2/15
Canada	1	14	–	14*	0/0	3	0	–	–
India	2	11	5.50	6	0/0	–	–	–	–
New Zealand	3	37	12.33	20	0/0	24	1	24.00	1/24
Pakistan	4	27	9.00	18	0/0	14	2	7.00	2/14
West Indies	9	307	34.11	70	0/4	38	0	–	–
Overall	36	1082	36.06	105	1/9	105	5	21.00	2/14

International Centuries

Test Centuries

Boycott's Test centuries

No.	Score	Against	Pos.	Inn.	Test	Venue	H/A	Date	Result	Ref
1	&10000000000001130000000 113	Australia	1	3	5/5	The Oval, London	Home	13 August 1964	Drawn
2	&10000000000001170000000 117	South Africa	1	2	5/5	St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	Away	12 February 1965	Drawn
3	&10000000000002465000000 246 not out	India	2	1	1/3	Headingley, Leeds	Home	8 June 1967	Won
4	&10000000000001160000000 116	West Indies	2	2	5/5	Bourda, Georgetown	Away	28 March 1968	Drawn
5	&10000000000001280000000 128	West Indies	1	1	1/3	Old Trafford, Manchester	Home	12 June 1969	Won
6	&10000000000001060000000 106	West Indies	1	4	2/3	Lord's, London	Home	26 June 1969	Drawn
7	&10000000000001425000000 142 not out	Australia	1	3	4/7	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	Away	9 January 1971	Won
8	&10000000000001195000000 119 not out	Australia	1	3	6/7	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	Away	29 January 1971	Drawn
9	&10000000000001215000000 121 not out	Pakistan	1	1	2/3	Lord's, London	Home	17 June 1971	Drawn
10	&10000000000001120000000 112	Pakistan	1	1	3/3	Headingley, Leeds	Home	8 July 1971	Won
11	&10000000000001150000000 115	New Zealand	1	2	3/3	Headingley, Leeds	Home	5 July 1973	Won
12	&10000000000001120000000 112	West Indies	1	3	5/5	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain	Away	30 March 1974	Won
13	&10000000000001070000000 107	Australia	2	2	3/5	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	Home	28 July 1977	Won
14	&10000000000001910000000 191	Australia	2	1	4/5	Headingley, Leeds	Home	11 August 1977	Won
15	&10000000000001005000000 100 not out	Pakistan	1	4	2/3	Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad	Away	2 January 1978	Drawn
16	&10000000000001310000000 131	New Zealand	2	1	2/3	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	Home	10 August 1978	Won
17	&10000000000001550000000 155	India	2	1	1/4	Edgbaston, Birmingham	Home	12 July 1979	Won
18	&10000000000001250000000 125	India	1	3	4/4	The Oval, London	Home	30 August 1979	Drawn
19	&10000000000001285000000 128 not out	Australia	2	4	1/1	Lord's, London	Home	28 August 1980	Drawn
20	&10000000000001045000000 104 not out	West Indies	2	3	4/5	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's	Away	27 March 1981	Drawn
21	&10000000000001370000000 137	Australia	1	2	6/6	The Oval, London	Home	27 August 1981	Drawn
22	&10000000000001050000000 105	India	2	1	3/6	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	Away	23 December 1981	Drawn

One-Day International Century

Boycott's one ODI century

No.	Score	Against	Pos.	Inn.	SR	Venue	H/A	Date	Result	Ref
1	&10000000000001050000000 105	Australia	2	1	84.67	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	Away	11 December 1979	Won