Few 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. / Geoff Boycott's has been a dramatic rollercoaster of a life lived in the public eye. / Fully updated edition includes his recent marriage and his battle against life-threatening cancer. / Boycott continues to have a high profile in cricket as a commentator on Channel 4's Test Match television coverage and columnist for The Daily Telegraph. / With a thrilling Ashes series in prospect for summer 2005, Boycott's outspoken views on the game and its leading characters will be highly sought after.
Leo McKinstry writes regularly for the Daily Mail, the Sunday Telegraph and the Spectator magazine on a wide range of subjects. Born in Belfast in 1962, he is a graduate of Cambridge University. He has authored several books on current affairs and two major sports biographies, including the critically acclaimed story of the Charlton brothers, Jack and Bobby, which won the WHSmith Sports Book of the Year Award in 2003.
'The best book on Boycott so far' Yorkshire Evening Press 'A terrific biography' Wisden 'Underneath that brusque facade there is a sensitive soul that wants to be loved but does not really know how to get it' Simon Hughes 'A thorough and illuminating study!difficult to put down' The Times 'A magnificent, intelligent book' Country Life
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