Sir Geoffrey Boycott has undergone successful surgery to remove a tumor from his throat, his family said.
The 83-year-old former England batsman announced this month that he had been diagnosed with cancer again after undergoing extensive chemotherapy in 2002.
Boycott, who scored 151 first-class scores for Yorkshire and England between 1962 and 1986 and scored 8,114 runs in 108 Tests, said via social media on July 2: “In the past few years During the week I had an MRI scan, a CT scan, a PET scan and two biopsies, and it was now confirmed that I had throat cancer and needed surgery.
However, his daughter Emma posted the latest news on Wednesday: “Just to let everyone know that my dad Geoffrey has been successfully discharged from hospital this evening after a three-hour operation for throat cancer.
“Haven’t seen him yet, but the surgeon says it’s going well. He asked me to post an update.
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After retiring from first-class cricket, Boycott turned to commentary and worked on the BBC’s Test match specials for 14 years before resigning in 2020.
