Peter Hayter explains why, despite his obvious class, Geoff Boycott was never the most popular of players

Peter Hayter

Jonathan Agnew freely admits that, when it came to facing the quicks, he wasn’t the bravest. But the BBC’s cricket correspondent showed courage above and beyond the call last week when he wound up fellow commentator Geoffrey Boycott on Test Match Special regarding the Yorkshireman’s ‘phantom’ first-class century.
Over the years, Boycott has had to endure a multitude of challenges off the field, not least the threat to his li...