Given Boycott's records and performances for the club, there would seem to be a lot of opportunity for an "excuse" to feature Boycs on the WRF. Although an 147.33 average for an Ashes series would seem to be worthy of note.
BTW, Boycott's 147.33 broke Don Bradman's record for the highest average in an Ashes series.
I know this must be a tongue-in-cheek wind-up, but I've no problem with such a great feat being featured. After all, how many other player's have ever broken a Don Bradman Ashes record?
I think, gentlemen, that we need to remember that Bradman's average was for the whole of his Test career and not just one series or a couple of matches.
I believe Bradman's average in ALL Ashes Tests was 89.78 (down from his overall Test average of 99.94)
He averaged 139.14 in the 1930 Ashes series, a record Geoffrey Boycott beat (and still holds) in averaging 147.33 in the 1977 series. The record IS Sir Geoff's.
I have just spent 10 minutes trying to find a photo I used to have (may have been on a postcard) of Hutton, Sutcliffe and Boycs taken just after Boycs scored his 100th hundred at Headingley in 1977. Herbert is sadly in a wheelchair flanked on either side by Len and Geoff.
Perhaps if someone can locate this photo and put up on the WRF it may placate those of you with Boycophobia and show our 3 greatest batsmen together, perhaps caught on camera for the only time?
i don't think there is much risk of a 4th yorkshireman getting 100 100s so this will definitely be a collectors item
23 second innings and then an injury and Mr North will have his picture up in lights! Any one of half a dozen could actually have their picture up in lights come september.
The famous photograph you speak of very nearly never came about I believe.
Apparently following Boycott's 100 hundreds, Herbert Sutcliffe (who apparently detested Boycott) refused initially to have his picture taken with him and it was only the intervention of Sir Len (who was also not keen at all at first) that managed to talk him round and get him to reluctantly agree to this.
Sir Len and Boycott did not get on but he felt that as certainly the three greatest living Yorkshire batsmen (with Boycott having just joined them in the 100 hundreds select group) that they should be commemorated whilst Herbert was still alive with this photo. Indeed, Herbert did not live much longer after this and it is a fine historical picture of three of the finest players to ever play the game and one can only feel pleased and delighted that Sir Len's diplomacy and handling of the situation allowed the event to be captured on film after all.
cheers CBH - it does not surprise me that Len, Herbert and Geoff did not get on as its usually opposites that attract and I suspect they all resented being compared to the other 2 when their stubbornness and doggedness told them they were the best in their own minds.
I am pretty sure that there won't be a 4th Yorky joining them in the next 100 years if the game continues to develop as it has done over the last 30 years or so.