Original upload date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Sun, 12 Dec 2021 15:31:27 GMT
Legendary cricketer and Yorkshire stalwart Geoffrey Boycott OBE has been awarded an honorary degree from Leeds Met.
Mr Boycott was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Sports Science.
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is doctorate, he said: "I love cricket - I have been in love with the game all my life - so to be given this award for my services to cricket is something I am proud of and thrilled to bits."
Geoffrey Boycott was a leading light in English cricket for a quarter of a century making over 48,000 runs and scoring 151 first class hundreds in his career with Yorkshire and England.
He ended his playing career in 1986, being recognised by the Queen for his services to cricket with an OBE, and went on to become an infamous commentator on the game. Last year, Mr Boycott was inducted into the ICC's first Hall of Fame, receiving his cap at the Headingley Test Match in August.
Leeds Metropolitan's week-long graduation celebrations have seen more than 3,000 students celebrating their achievements at the Graduation Village at our University's Headingley Campus, a stone's throw away from many of Geoffrey Boycott's cricketing triumphs.
