{"product_id":"9780007196937_geoff-boycott-a-cricketing-hero","title":"Geoff Boycott: A Cricketing Hero","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew modern British sportsmen have fascinated the public more than Geoff Boycott. In this first comprehensive and balanced account of Boycott’s life – fully updated to include his battle against cancer – award-winning author Leo McKinstry lifts the lid on one of cricket’s great enigmatic characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA record-breaking Test cricketer and acerbic commentator, Geoff Boycott has never been far away from controversy during his long career in the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on meticulous research and interviews with a host of players, Test captains, officials, broadcasters, friends and enemies, this definitive biography cuts through the Boycott myth to expose the truth about this charismatic, single-minded and often exasperating personality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat was Boycott like as a schoolboy? How did his England cricket colleagues such as Graham Gooch, Dennis Amiss and Brian Close feel about him as a person? Why was he so unpopular in his early career for Yorkshire? And what is the real truth about the relationships that soured his private world?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom his upbringing as a miner’s son in a Yorkshire village, through highlights like his hundredth century at Headingley against Australia, to the low points such as the damaging court case in France, this warts-and-all account of his life makes for captivating reading.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leo McKinstry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46895192965269,"sku":"9780007196937","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007196937_2f574ec1-339b-4195-9f59-48b91bc62128.jpg?v=1776888350","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007196937_geoff-boycott-a-cricketing-hero","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}