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Geoff Boycott
7 quotes
“(James) Anderson has a gift from the gods: he could swing an orange.”
Geoff Boycott (born 1940) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Guardian, 2008
“My tactic would be to take a quick single and observe him from the other end.”
Geoff Boycott (born 1940) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On Shane Warne, 1994.
“They should cut Joel Garner off at the knees to make him bowl at a normal height.”
Geoff Boycott (born 1940) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To have some idea what it's like, stand in the outside lane of a motorway, get your mate to drive his car at you at 95 mph and wait until he's 12 yards away, before you decide which way to jump.”
Geoff Boycott (born 1940) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If my mum was alive she could captain England to play West Indies... hopeless, aren't they?”
Geoff Boycott (born 1940) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Via Cricinfo, 2007/8
“He's a lovely guy, that Ricky Ponting. He likes the English so much he changed the series for them with the most stupid decision he'll ever make in his life.”
Geoff Boycott (born 1940) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On Ponting's decision to bowl at the crucial Edgbaston Ashes Test, 2005. Via Cricinfo.
“This idea that umpires are always right is a load of old cobblers. What I want to know is: Who umpires the umpires? The players suffer from their mistakes, but no one ever seems to get rid of the umpires themselves. Being an umpire is a people job: that's why Dickie Bird was good at it. Yes, he was a loony, and he made mistakes - everyone does. But he knew how to deal with people, so they respected him.”
Geoff Boycott (born 1940) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Via Cricinfo, 2006.